Sengottai

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]

Shenkottai
Shencottah
Town
Shenkottai
13 kannara bridge in Kerala near Sengottai
13 kannara bridge in Kerala near Sengottai
Nickname: 
Red Fort
Shenkottai is located in Tamil Nadu
Shenkottai
Shenkottai
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°58′24″N 77°14′47″E
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTenkasi
Revenue DivisionTenkasi
TalukSengottai
Named forRed fort
Government
 • TypeSecond Grade Municipality
 • BodyShencottah Municipality
Area
 • Total2.68 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation
181 m (594 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total26,823
 • Density10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
 • Other Regional languagesMalayalam
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
627809
Telephone code04633
Vehicle registrationTN-76
Sex ratio♂/♀ 1035
Websitewww.municipality.tn.go.in/sengottai

History

Sengottai was originally part of the Travancore Kingdom. In December 1851, the boundary between Tirunelveli and Travancore on the Sengottai side was clearly defined as proposed by General Cullen as early as 1846, and finally sanctioned by the Madras Government. Sengottai Municipality was constituted in 1921. In 1949, Sengottai was part of the newly formed state of Travancore-Cochin. The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 came into effect from 1 November 1956, and consequently, the Tamil-speaking area of Sengottai taluk of Quilon district were transferred from Travancore-Cochin to Tirunelveli district of Madras State.[2] Sengottai was reclassified from a Grade III municipality to a Grade II municipality as per G.O. No.85 dated 22 May 1998.[3]

Demographics
Religious census
Religion Percent(%)
Hindu
 
 76.98%
Muslim
 
 21.19%
Christian
 
 1.77%
Other
 
 0.06%

According to 2011 census, Sengottai had a population of 26,823 with a sex-ratio of 1,035 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[4] A total of 2,642 were under the age of six, constituting 1,327 males and 1,315 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 10.06% and 1.21% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 78.09%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[4] The town had a total of 7146 households. There were a total of 10,736 workers, comprising 114 cultivators, 674 main agricultural labourers, 1,923 in household industries, 7,435 other workers, 590 marginal workers, 14 marginal cultivators, 60 marginal agricultural labourers, 105 marginal workers in household industries and 411 other marginal workers.[5]

As per the religious census of 2011, Shenkottai had 76.98% Hindus, 21.19% Muslims, 1.77% Christians and 0.06% following other religions.[6]

Geography and climate

Sengottai is located at 8.59°N 77.14°E / 8.59; 77.14.[7] It has an average elevation of 181 metres (594 ft). The town is surrounded by the Western Ghats in three sides and lies on the Tirunelveli to Kollam and Madurai to Kollam highways. The Harihara and Gundar rivers flows through the city.

Climate data for Sengottai, Tamil Nadu
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.7
(85.5)		 31.1
(88.0)		 32.7
(90.9)		 33.0
(91.4)		 33.1
(91.6)		 31.5
(88.7)		 30.6
(87.1)		 30.9
(87.6)		 31.3
(88.3)		 30.5
(86.9)		 29.2
(84.6)		 29.1
(84.4)		 31.1
(87.9)
Average low °C (°F) 21.6
(70.9)		 22.2
(72.0)		 23.6
(74.5)		 24.8
(76.6)		 25.3
(77.5)		 24.5
(76.1)		 24.0
(75.2)		 24.0
(75.2)		 23.9
(75.0)		 23.5
(74.3)		 22.8
(73.0)		 21.8
(71.2)		 23.5
(74.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 43
(1.7)		 37
(1.5)		 68
(2.7)		 106
(4.2)		 92
(3.6)		 150
(5.9)		 134
(5.3)		 66
(2.6)		 73
(2.9)		 226
(8.9)		 219
(8.6)		 98
(3.9)		 1,312
(51.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[8]

Transport

Road

The National Highway NH-744 from Madurai to Kollam passes through the town. State highway SH-39 (Sengottai-Courtallam-Ambasamudram-Tirunelveli) links the major parts of the extreme south of Tamil Nadu, including Tirunelveli, Tuticorin and Kanyakumari. The road also offers good freight connectivity to Tamil Nadu's second largest seaport, Tuticorin and Cochin Port.

Bus

Sengottai's long-distance bus station, located on Madurai - Kollam Road, is served by buses from the government of Tamil Nadu's TNSTC Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, KSRTC Kerala State Road Transport Corporation and private transport companies. Several private and government operated services connect to Chennai, Bangalore, Tirunelveli, Madurai, Theni, Tirupati, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Trichy, Puducherry, Kollam, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Punalur, Kottarakkara, Ernakulam, Ooty, Gudalur, Velankanni, Tirupur and other major cities. It have a bus stand in town and the region has a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation bus depot also.

Rail
Main article: Sengottai railway station

The Sengottai railway station is in the Southern Railways zone/Madurai division of Indian Railways and falls on the Virudhunagar to Kollam line. The station code is SCT.

Trains Arr/Dep From Sengottai
Train No/Name Origin Destination Sengottai Arr Time Sengottai Dep time Service
16791/TEN - PGT Palaruvi Exp Tirunelveli Jn Palakkad Jn 12:40am 12:45am Daily
16792/PGT - TEN Palaruvi EXP Palakkad Jn Tirunelveli Jn 02:40am 02:45am Daily
16101/MS-QLN QUILON MAIL Chennai Egmore Kollam Jn 03:45am 03:50am Daily
16362/VLNK-ERS BI-WEEKLY EXP(SUN,TUE) Vellankanni Ernakulam Jn 04:15am 04:20am MON,WED
06682/SCT-TEN UR Exp Sengottai Tirunelveli Jn -- 06:40am Daily
16848/SCT-MV UR EXP Sengottai Mayiladuthurai Jn -- 07:00am Daily
12661/MS-SCT Podhigai SF Exp Chennai Egmore Sengottai 08:15am -- Daily
20681 /MS-SCT SILAMBU SF EXP(W,F,SA) Chennai Egmore Sengottai 08:45am -- THU,SA,SUN
06685/TEN-SCT UR Exp Tirunelveli Jn Sengottai 09:05am -- Daily
06684/SCT-TEN UR Exp Sengottai Tirunelveli Jn -- 10:05am Daily
06504/Madurai - Sengottai Express Special (UR) Madurai Jn Sengottai -- 10:35am Daily
20683/TBM-SCT Tri-Wkly SF Exp (Via:Tirunelveli Jn) Tambaram Sengottai 10:50am -- SUN,TUE,THU(From Tambaram)
06681/TEN-SCT UR Exp Tirunelveli Jn Sengottai 11:50am -- Daily
06659/SCT-QLN UR Exp Sengottai Kollam Jn -- 12:00pm Daily
06664/SCT-MDU UR Express Sengottai Madurai Jn -- 12:10pm Daily
06660/Kollam Jn - Sengottai UR Exp Kollam Jn Sengottai 02:40pm -- Daily
06658/SCT-TEN UR Exp Sengottai Tirunelveli Jn -- 02:55Pm Daily
16102/QLN-MS QUILON Mail Kollam Jn Chennai Egmore 03:00pm 03:05pm Daily
16327/Madurai - Guruvayur EXP Madurai Jn Guruvayur 03:20Pm 03:25Pm Daily
16328/Guruvayur - Madurai Express Guruvayur Madurai Jn 03:40Pm 03:45pm Daily
06687/TEN-SCT UR Exp Tirunelveli Jn Sengottai 04:10pm -- Daily
20684/SCT-TBM Tri-Wkly SF Exp (Via:Tirunelveli Jn) Sengottai Tambaram -- 04:15pm MON,WED,FRI(From Sengottai)
20682/Silambu Super Fast Express Sengottai Chennai Egmore -- 04:50pm Thursday, Saturday, Sunday
06686/SCT-TEN UR Exp Sengottai Tirunelveli Jn -- 05:50Pm Daily
12662/Pothigai Superfast Express Sengottai Chennai Egmore -- 06:20pm Daily
16361/Ernakulam - Velankanni BI-WEEKLY EXP (Via Pattukottai) Ernakulam Jn Velankanni 08:00pm 08:05pm SAT,MON
06657/TEN-SCT UR Exp Tirunelveli Jn Sengottai 08:20pm -- Daily
16847/Mayiladuthurai - Sengottai Express (UnReserved) Mayiladuthurai Jn Sengottai 09:30pm -- Daily

Air connectivity

The nearest airports are as follows:-

  1. Thoothukudi Airport (111 kilometres or 69 miles)
  2. Trivandrum International Airport (104 kilometres or 65 miles)
  3. Madurai International Airport (170 kilometres or 110 miles)
  4. Cochin International Airport (236 kilometres or 147 miles)
  5. Tiruchirappalli International Airport (311 kilometres or 193 miles)

Educational institutions

Govt And Govt Aided Schools
  • SMSS Govt Boys HSS
  • SRM Govt Girls HSS
  • Govt High School
  • Veera vanchinathan memorial middle school
  • Govt Middle school Kacheri Compound
  • M.M Middle School, SCT RS
  • AG Primary School, Keelur SCT
  • AG Primary School, Melur SCT
  • Ariyanallur Govt Primary School

Banks
  • State Bank of India
  • Canara Bank
  • Indian Overseas Bank
  • HDFC Bank
  • Federal Bank
  • TMB Bank
  • Tirunelveli Co-operative Bank
  • Pandiyan Grama bank Sengottai RS

Entertainments

Parks

Sengottai town has two parks. Muthusamy park near municipal office and another one is Musthafa memorial park located near Taluk Office shencottah.

Dams

  • Gundaru Dam (6 km From Shencottah)
  • Adavinainar Dam also known as mekkarai dam (12 km from shencottah)
  • Sri mulapperi dam - Puliyarai (12 km From Shencottah)
  • Thenmala Dam - Thenmala (28 km From Shencottah)

Temples

Eco Tourism

Villages

References
  1. "Sengottai Municipality". Municipality. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  2. "History". oneindia. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  3. "Sengottai". Department Of Municipal Administration And Water Supply. Archived from the original on 6 April 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  4. "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  5. "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Shenkottai". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  6. "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  7. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Sengottai, India". Fallingrain.com. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  8. "CLIMATE: SHENCOTTAI, Tamil Nadu", Climate-Data.org. Web: .
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