Sattankulam

Sathankulam is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi districtformerly united tirunelvely district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is 25km away from Tiruchendur and 59km from Tirunelveli. It is well-connected with Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Nagerkovil and Tiruchendur by road. An airport is at Tuticorin 45km from there. Near to Rameswaram.GeographySattankulam is located at. It has an average elevation of 19m.DemographicsIndia census, Sathankulam had a population of 64,205. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Sathankulam has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 78%. In Sathankulam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.AgricultureThe 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. Jaggerytamil name karupatty is produced from palmyrah juice; the production of Palm jaggery was the main occupation of the people of Sattankulam at one time. Several people have shifted their occupation to other fields such as Agriculture, retail trade,private banking, education and jobs. Many youths now work in the larger cities, particularly at chennaiIN choolaimedu,(ARUMBAKKAM).christian schools,Sri Mariamman Hindu Hr Sec school & TDTA Hr Sec school is a famous and historical school. Now one Manonmaniam Sundaranar Constitute Ladies college is there.