Sengottai

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 / 8.973333°N 77.246389°E / 8.973333; 77.246389
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

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]

  1. ^ "Sengottai Municipality". Municipality. Retrieved 8 May 2012.