| Manali | |
| Settlement Type: | Neighborhood |
| Pushpin Map: | India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 13.1636°N 80.2586°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chennai |
| Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
| Subdivision Name3: | Tiruvottiyur |
| Subdivision Type4: | Metro |
| Subdivision Name4: | Chennai |
| Subdivision Type5: | Zone |
| Subdivision Name5: | Manali Zone No 2 |
| Subdivision Type6: | Ward |
| Subdivision Name6: | Manali (Ward 18, 20, 21) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 3 |
| Population Total: | 35,248 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 600068 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 044-2594 |
| Registration Plate: | TN-20-xxxx & TN-18-xxxx(new) |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Civic agency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Greater Chennai Corporation |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Planning agency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | CMDA |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | City |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Chennai |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Chennai North |
| Blank5 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank5 Info Sec1: | Thiruvottiyur |
Manali is an industrial and residential part of Chennai, India. It is a zone in Greater Chennai Corporation located in the northern part of Chennai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the neighborhood had a population of 35,248.
In October 2011, the erstwhile Manali municipality of Tiruvallur district merged with Greater Chennai Corporation and later became a part of Chennai district since August 2018.
According to 2011 census, Manali had a population of 35,248 with a sex-ratio of 968 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[1] A total of 4,208 were under the age of six, constituting 2,194 males and 2,014 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 23.33% and 0.09% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 74.52%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[1] The town had a total of : 9331 households. There were a total of 12,745 workers, comprising 25 cultivators, 49 main agricultural labourers, 127 in house hold industries, 11,293 other workers, 1,251 marginal workers, 12 marginal cultivators, 12 marginal agricultural labourers, 39 marginal workers in household industries and 1,188 other marginal workers.[2] As per the religious census of 2011, Manali had 88.02% Hindus, 3.62% Muslims, 8.04% Christians, 0.02% Sikhs, 0.01% Buddhists, 0.19% Jains, 0.09% following other religions and 0.0% following no religion or did not indicate any religious preference.[3]
Manali is a neighborhood of Chennai city. It borders Tiruvottiyur to the east,. Madhavaram to the west, Kodungaiyur to the south, 100 ft road and Manali New Town to the North. The main thoroughfares in the area are Kamarajar Salai, Chinnamathur road, School street, Nedunchezhian street and Parthasarathy street.
The Manali Zone was named as Zone 2 of Chennai Corporation. The Manali Zone contains 7 wards out of Chennai Corporation's 200 wards from ward 15 to ward 21.
Manali Expressway(100 feet road) runs on the north of Manali and terminates at Thiruvottriyur–Ponneri High Road and joins with Manali High Road.
Other main roads in Manali are Kamarajar Road, School Street, Nedunchezhian Road, Chinnamathur Road and Manali Oil Refinery Road.
Tiruvottiyur railway station and Perambur railway station are the nearest railway stations of Manali, which are 4 km and 8 km away, respectively. Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) runs passenger buses to Manali from other major parts of the Chennai city.Some of the bus services are :
| Normal | Express | Deluxe | AC Volvo | Night |
| +MTC Routes | |||||
| Route | Origin | Destination | Via | Status | Fare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56D | Manali | Broadway | CPCL, Thiruvottriyur Railway station, Thangal Tollgate, Tondiarpet Depot,Royapuram, Beach Station | Running | Normal |
| 56D | Manali | Broadway | CPCL, Thiruvottriyur Railway station, Thangal Tollgate, Tondiarpet Depot,Royapuram, Beach Station | Running | Deluxe |
| 44 | Manali | Broadway | CPCL, IOC, Maharani theatre, Korukkupet, Mint, Stanley Hospital, Beach Station | Running | Normal |
| 64C | Manali | Broadway | Mathur MMDA, Moolakkadai, Vyasarpadi Market, Doveton, MGR Central Station | Running (At times run via chinna mathur instead of Manali Market) | Normal |
| 64C | Manali | Broadway | Mathur MMDA, Moolakkadai, Vyasarpadi Market, Doveton, MGR Central Station | Running | Deluxe |
| 38A | Manali | Broadway | Chinna Mathur, Mathur, Moolakkadai, MKB Nagar East, Mint, Beach Station | Running | Normal |
| 121A | Manali | CMBT | Manali Market, Mathur, Moolakkadai, Retteri junction, Thirumangalam | Running | Deluxe |
| 121A | Manali | CMBT | Manali Market, Mathur, Moolakkadai, Retteri junction, Thirumangalam | Running | Normal |
| 121M Extn | Manali | CMBT | Periya Mathur, Manjambakkam, ThapalPetti, Moolakkadai, Retteri, Thirumangalam | Running | Normal |
| S62 | Manali | Perambur | Manali Market, Kodungaiyur (Paravthi Nagar), Moolakkadai, Perambur Market | Running | Express |
| S63 | Manali | Moolakadai | Manali Market, Balajipalayam, selavayol,Vyasarpadi Sidco, Erukkanchery | Running | Express |
| S56 | Manali | Thiruvottriyur | MFL, ITC Lift gate, Thiruvottriyur Ajax | Running;CMRL service | Express |
| 170C Extn | Manali | Guindy Industrial Estate | Mathur, Moolakkadai,TVK Nagar, Retteri, CMBT, Vadapalani, Ekkatuthangal | Running | Express |
Buses passing through Manali
| +MTC Routes | |||||
| Route | Origin | Destination | Via | Status | Fare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Minjur | CMBT | Nappalayam, MFL Manali Road, Manali B.S., Manjambakkam, MMBT, Retteri | Running | Deluxe |
| 164 | Minjur | Perambur | Nappalayam, Manali New Town, MFL, Manali Market,Mathur, Moolakkadai, Perambur Market | Running | Express |
| 56DET | Mathur | Broadway | Manali B.S., MFL, Thiruvottriyur R.S., Tondiarpet, Royapuram, Beach station | Running | Normal |
| 121C | CMBT | Ennore | Thirumangalam, MMBT, Manali, ITC Lift Gate, Ernavoor | Running | Normal |
| 121D | CMBT | Manali New Town | Thirumangalam, Retteri, MMBT, Manali, Andarkuppam | Running | Normal |
| 36V | Sengundram | Thiruvottriyur | Vadakarai, vadaperumbakkam, periya mathur, Manali market,MFL, Thiruvotriyur Ajax | Running | Normal |