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Sengottai
Town in Tamil Nadu, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sengottai (also known as Shencottah, Chenkotta or Shenkottai) is a town in the Tenkasi district, of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the gateway to southern Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Spread over an area of 2.68 km2 with a population of over 26,823, the economy of the town and Sengottai Taluk revolves around the cultivation of rice,coconut,Mango,clove and pepper. Sengottai is well known in Tamil Nadu as a major market of Dosa kal (commonly known as Dosa tawa). This town has lot of Black smith shops. [1]
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Shenkottai
Shencottah | |
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Town | |
Shenkottai | |
![]() 13 kannara bridge in Kerala near Sengottai | |
Nickname: Red Fort | |
Coordinates: 8°58′24″N 77°14′47″E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Tenkasi |
Revenue Division | Tenkasi |
Taluk | Sengottai |
Named for | Red fort |
Government | |
• Type | Second Grade Municipality |
• Body | Shencottah Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 181 m (594 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 26,823 |
• Density | 10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
• Other Regional languages | Malayalam |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 627809 |
Telephone code | 04633 |
Vehicle registration | TN-76 |
Sex ratio | ♂/♀ 1035 |
Website | www.municipality.tn.go.in/sengottai |
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