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.

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Manali
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Manali and Ennore as viewed from St Thomas mount
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Coordinates: 13.16361°N 80.25856°E / 13.16361; 80.25856
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai
Taluk	Tiruvottiyur
Metro	Chennai
Zone	Manali Zone No 2
Ward	Manali (Ward 18, 20, 21)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	35,248
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	600068
Telephone code	044-2594
Vehicle registration	TN-20-xxxx & TN-18-xxxx(new)
Civic agency	Greater Chennai Corporation
Planning agency	CMDA
City	Chennai
Lok Sabha constituency	Chennai North
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Thiruvottiyur

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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^{[clarification needed]} 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.

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 :

Buses passing through Manali

• Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL)—Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (formerly MRL) is the largest company in Manali. Started in 1969, CPCL's Manali Refinery now has a capacity of 10.5 million tonnes per year and is one of the most complex refineries in India with fuel, lube, wax and petrochemical feedstocks production facilities. Other industries located in Manali are as follows:

• Madras Fertilizers Limited (MFL)
• Tamil Nadu Petroproducts Limited (TPL)