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Seithur is a small
As reported in the 2001 India
panchayat town
A nagar panchayat (town panchayat; ) or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality. An urban centre with more than 12,000 ...
in Rajapalayam
Rajapalayam () is a City in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the largest municipality in the Virudhunagar district. Rajapalayam is located in the Madurai to Quilon National Highway at a distance of 562 km south to the state capita ...
taluk, Virudhunagar district
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in the India
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of Tamil Nadu
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. It is located on the Rajapalayam to Tenkasi National Highway 744, 65 km from Courtallam
Courtallam is a panchayat town situated at a mean elevation of in the foothills of the Western Ghats in Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu, India. The Coutrallam Falls on the Chittar River is a major tourist attraction.
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, and 5km from the Sasthakovil river. There are many attractions near Seithur. The Tamil film actor Samuthirakani
Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who predominantly works in Tamil films and Telugu films besides appearing in a number of Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K Balachander. He won the N ...
was born here in 1973.
Nature
The nature around the Western Ghats is green and forested.Demographics
As reported in the 2001 India census
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, Seithur had a population of 18,012. The total population consisted of 49% males and 51% females. Seithur had an average literacy rate 82%, greater than the national average of 59.5%, with male literacy being 88%, and female literacy being 77%. In Seithur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.Facilities
There are many nurseries, a primary school, and a government secondary school, a government hospital, two police stations: a SUB-REGISTRAR office that is the head facility for the nearest 18 villages all places freely donated by seithur ZamindarEconomy
Agriculture is the main industry in the town, which produces paddy, cotton, coconut and sugarcane. Other common professions in the town include tailoring, and work in mills.References
Cities and towns in Virudhunagar district {{Virudhunagar-geo-stub