Sathankulam is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the state of Tamil Nadu.
Sathankulam town is located in the banks of the Karumeni river. It is from Tiruchendur and from Tirunelveli and from Thoothukudi and from Nagercoil and from Kanyakumari. It is well connected with Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Nagercoil and Tiruchendur by road. Nearest airport is at Tuticorin airport , Thiruvananthapuram international airport and Madurai international airport from there from there.Nearest Harbour is at Tuticorin Harbour
History
Geography
Sattankulam is located at . It has an average elevation of .
Demographics
Total area of Sathankulam town is 5.2 km
2 . According to the census 2011 the town population is 22,205. population density is 4675/km
2. As per the Census of 2011, Sathankulam town had 65.16%
Hindus, 32.01%
Christians and 2.83%
Muslims.
[, Town code: 803939, Area Name: Sathankulam (TP); Table C-1 Tamil Nadu (XLS)]
Administration
Sathankulam is a selection grade town panchayat it have 15 wards. Sathankulam is one of the main taluks in Thoothukudi district. It was formed in 1983.Taluk head office is located at Nagercoil Main road, Sathankulam.
Transportation
Sathankulam is situated in SH-93 which connects
Nagercoil and
Tiruchendur. There are also major roads which connect Sathankulam with
Thirunelveli,
Thisayanvilai, Nazareth ,
Srivaikuntam and
Periyathalai.
Bus
"K T Kosal Ram Bus Stand" is located in the north of the town. Frequent bus services are available to
Tiruchendur,
Tirunelveli,
Thoothukudi,
Nagercoil and
Valliyur from here. Also, buses to
Uvari,
Thisayanvilai,
Udangudi, Kulasekarapattinam,
Madurai,
Chennai,
Coimbatore,
Tirupur,
Erode ,
ooty,
Nazareth,
Nalumavadi,
Punnakayal,
Eral ,
Marthandam ,
Kaliyikkavila ,
Kanniyakumari ,
Colachel ,
Monday market ,
Kulasekram and Thiruvananthapuram are available from here.
Agriculture
The major agriculture is Paddy in the Sattankulam Taluks. Groundnut cultivation also is undertaken in Sattankulam and near-by places. Groundnut cake is being used as
manure and cattle feed.
trees are grown mostly in Sattankulam and near-by villages. Sugarcane is also cultivated in some places.
Jaggery is produced from palmyrah juice; the production of Palm jaggery was the main occupation of the people of Sattankulam at one time.
Festivals
Kasi vishwanathar vishalakshmi amman temple festival is been tradional one.
Karayadi sudalai swamy temple function is been very important function.
Vandi maraichiamman temple ceremony is been important one.
Puliadi mariamman temple ceremony is been famous.
"Madha Temple car Tiruvizha "is a very important ceremony.
Politics
Sattankulam is part of Srivaikuntam Assembly constituency & connected with Thoothukudi Lok Sabha constituency.
Notable people
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S. M. Abdul Jabbar, radio broadcaster, cricket commentator, writer, actor
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N. Periasamy Former MLA of Tuticorin Constituency and Former DMK District Secretary
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S. P. Sarguna Pandian, Ex.Tamil Nadu Minister, Ex.Deputy General secretary of DMK
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Sasikala Pushpa, Former Tuticorin corporation Mayor, Former Rajya Sabha MP, Deputy State Leader of BJP Tamil Nadu
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Davidson Deva Asirvatham, DGP of Tamil Nadu , 1995 batch IPS
See also
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