Sawyerpuram
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Sawyerpuram is a town panchayat in Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Sawyerpuram | |
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Coordinates: 8.49°N 78.1°E / 8.49; 78.1 | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Tuticorin |
Government | |
• Type | Tamil Nadu |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 628251 |
Telephone code | (0091) 04630 |
Nearest city | Tuticorin |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Srivaikundam |
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Microliths are found in large in numbers around Sawyerpuram (and additionally in Kulattur, Tirunelveli). They were found embedded in the fossil-bearing sand dunes. These available evidences in Sawyerpuram point the chronology of the microlithic culture in South India to circa 4000 B.C.[1][2]
Since the missionary Dr. G. U. Pope ministered in this place, the population is predominantly Christian.