13°09′N80°14′E / 13.15°N 80.24°E /13.15; 80.24Madhavaram taluk is ataluk ofChennai district in theIndian state ofTamil Nadu. The centre of the taluk is the neighbourhood ofMadhavaram. The headquarters of the taluk isTondiarpet division. And the taluk has been bifurcated from Ambattur taluk and on 2018 it has been annexed to Chennai district from tiruvallur by expanding Chennai city. And the taluk Has regions ofKathirvedu,Lakshmipuram,Madhavaram,Madhavaram Milk Colony,Mathur,Ponniammanmedu,Puthagaram,Puzhal,Surapet,Redhills, and the RTO of the taluk is TN 05 (Chennai North).
On early 2010, Madhavaram taluk was formed by bifurcation of the largeAmbattur taluk inTiruvallur district.[1]
On early 2014, Madhavaram taluk is bifurcated toTiruvottiyur taluk to form a new taluk.[2]
On 4 January 2018,Chennai district was expanded by annexing Madhavaram taluk.[3]
According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Madhavaram had a population of 596,753 with 301,977 males and 294,776 females. There were 976 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 79.41. Child population in the age group below 6 was 30,236 Males and 28,891 Females.[4]
