Shenkottai
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Sengottai (also known as Shencottah, Chenkotta or Shenkottai) is a Town in the Tenkasi district, of Tamil Nadu, India.
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- State
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- Tamil Nadu
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tenkasi
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- Revenue Division
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- Tenkasi
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- Taluk
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- Sengottai
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- Taluk
- Settlement.named_for
- Red fort
- Settlement.government_type
- Second Grade Municipality
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- Shencottah Municipality
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- Municipal Chairman
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- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 2.68
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 181
- Settlement.population_total
- 26,823
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
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- Area
- 2.68
- Elevation
- 146
- Official website
- www.municipality.tn.gov.in/Sengottai
- Image
- 13 kannara bridge near shencottah.jpeg
- Dialing code
- 4633
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- postal code
- 627809
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Sengottai (also known as Shencottah, Chenkotta or Shenkottai) is a Town in the Tenkasi district, of Tamil Nadu, India.
== 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. Sengottai was reclassified from a Grade III municipality to a Grade II municipality as per G.O. No.85 dated 22 May 1998.
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