Sawyerpuram
Sawyerpuram | |
|---|---|
town | |
| Coordinates: 8°29′N 78°06′E / 8.49°N 78.1°E | |
| 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 |
Sawyerpuram is a town panchayat in Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu, India.
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.
Since the missionary Dr. G. U. Pope ministered in this place, the population is predominantly Christian.