Satyamangalam
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Sathyamangalam சத்தியமங்கலம் Sathy |
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A drive through Sathyamangalam Forest
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 Sathyamangalam
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| Coordinates: 11°31′00″N 77°15′00″E / 11.5167°N 77.2500°ECoordinates: 11°31′00″N 77°15′00″E / 11.5167°N 77.2500°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Erode |
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| • Type | First Grade Municipality |
| • Body | Sathyamangalam Municipality |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 37,816 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 63840x |
| Telephone code | 04295 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 36 |
| Website | Sathyamangalam Municipality |
Sathyamangalam (also known as Sathy, historically Sittimungolum, Sattimungolum and Suthiymugalom) is a town and municipality in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on the banks of river Bhavani, a tributary of Kaveri in the foothills of the Western Ghats. It is about 65 km from Erode and 70 km from Coimbatore. As of 2011, the town had a population of 37,816.
Sathyamangalam is situated on the southern side of the Western Ghats, which extends towards the east from the Nilgiri mountains. The town lies close to the border of the adjoining state of Karnataka. The general topography of this town is not flat and the town is generally covered by the sloping lands. The river Bhavani flows at the center of the town from west to east. Agricultural wet lands are predominant on both sides of the river and dry lands are predominant in the northern side of the town.
Sathyamangalam is a medium-sized town with an agricultural linter land on all sides. The rate of growth is low, because the northern side is surrounded by reserved forests. Poor industrial activities are also one of the reasons for slow growth rate of urban development. Sathyamangalam Municipality's area in 29.24 km, comprising four revenue villages. Only 10.46% of the municipal area is developed as urban area and the remaining 89.54% remains undeveloped agricultural land.
According to 2011 census, Sathyamangalam had a population of 37,816 with a sex-ratio of 1,006 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 3,382 were under the age of six, constituting 1,737 males and 1,645 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 10.38% and .74% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 72.02%, compared to the national average of 72.99%. The town had a total of 11148 households. There were a total of 17,451 workers, comprising 1,094 cultivators, 1,882 main agricultural labourers, 741 in house hold industries, 11,272 other workers, 2,462 marginal workers, 26 marginal cultivators, 430 marginal agricultural labourers, 136 marginal workers in household industries and 1,870 other marginal workers. As per the religious census of 2011, Sathyamangalam had 86.3% Hindus, 10.2% Muslims, 3.4% Christians and 0.1% others.
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