The locality has two famous temples for Shiva and Vishnu, similar to Kanchipuram.

Bordered by Ponneri in the north, Cholavaram in the west, Manali New Town, Manali and Thiruvottiyur in the south, it is situated about 25 km from north of Chennai and well connected to that city with roadways and railways.

Minjur has a major vegetables market for people below the poverty line in the nearby villages.

Minjur is one of the suburban places of Chennai which is highly growing in terms of Education, Industrialization, and Agriculture, which are expanding by leaps and bounds.

The Minjur seawater desalination plant, which supplies 100 million litres a day water to Chennai city, was inaugurated on July 31, 2010.