Mathur, Krishnagiri

Mathur is a Town in the Pochampalli Taluk in Krishnagiri District in Tamil Nadu, India.It is located on National Highway NH 77.It is Krishnagiri - Pondicherry Highway.It is located 30 kms from Krishnagiri, 24 kms from Tirupattur, and 20 kms from Uthangarai. Mathur is surrounded by Kandili Taluk towards North, Uthangarai Taluk towards South, Bargur Taluk towards North, Tiruppattur Taluk towards East. Mathur is one of the 10 revenue blocks in Krishnagiri District and consists of 24 panchaya.Mathur has a Someshwar temple and a Vishnu temple. The Someshwar temple is believed to be at least 450 years old and is famous for the pradosham poojas and circumambulations around the temples on full moon days.DemographicsTamil, Telugu and Kannada are the languages spoken in Mathur and Tamil is the local language in Mathur.LocationBus RouteNational Highway 66 from Krishnagiri to Pondicherry passes through Mathur. Mathur is located approximately 27 km from Krishnagiri in the National Highway 66 route towards Tiruvannamalai. Mathur is at 22 km distance from Tirupattur.Frequent buses are available from the neighbouring towns Krishnagiri, Tirupattur & Uthangarai to Mathur. All the buses going to Tiruvannamalai or Pondicherry from Bangalore or Hosur or Krishnagiri go via Mathur.