Sathankulam

Sathankulam
Sathankulam ; Sattankulam
	Town
	Sathankulam Location in Tamil Nadu, India
	Coordinates: 8.45°N 77.93°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukudi
Elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	14,205
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TN-92( TN-69 till Jun17,2015)

Sathankulam is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

It is 25 km (16 mi) away from Tiruchendur and 59 km (37 mi) from Tirunelveli. It is well-connected with Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Nagerkovil and Tiruchendur by road. An airport is at Tuticorin 45 km (28 mi) from there.

Geography

Sattankulam is located at 8.45°N 77.93°E / 8.45; 77.93. It has an average elevation of 19 m (62 ft).

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. Palmyrah trees are grown mostly in Sattankulam and near-by villages. Sugarcane is also cultivated in some places. Palm Jaggery is produced from palmyrah juice; the production of Palm jaggery was the main occupation of the people of Sattankulam at one time.

Festivals

Madha Ther Tiruvizha is a very important ceremony that honors "Sri Puliyadi Mariamman Tiruvizha". A representation of him is pulled through the streets on a ther by people that consider it an honor.

Politics

Sattankulam assembly constituency (no more & connected with Srivaikuntam Assembly Constituency) is part of Tiruchendur Lok Sabha constituency (no more & connected with Thoothukudi Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

Notable people

S. M. Abdul Jabbar, radio broadcaster, cricket commentator, writer, actor

Custodial deaths of P Jayaraj and Bennicks

On 18 June, Tension gripped the Sathankulam town in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district on Tuesday after a father-son duo, who were allegedly tortured while in police custody for two days, died within hours of each other.

References

"List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

External links

Government of Tamil Nadu, Department of School Education, Tamil Nadu Schools

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[1] "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 24 April 2015.