Sengottai
Shenkottai
Shencottah | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Shenkottai | |
13 kannara bridge in Kerala near Sengottai | |
| Nickname: Red Fort | |
| Coordinates: 8°58′24″N 77°14′47″E / 8.973333°N 77.246389°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tenkasi |
| Revenue Division | Tenkasi |
| Taluk | Sengottai |
| Named after | 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 |
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 blacksmith shops.