Sawyerpuram
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Sawyerpuram சாயர்புரம் |
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 Sawyerpuram
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| Coordinates: 8°29′N 78°06′E / 8.49°N 78.1°ECoordinates: 8°29′N 78°06′E / 8.49°N 78.1°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tuticorin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Tamil Nadu |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 628251 |
| Telephone code | (0091) 04630 |
| Nearest city | Tuticorin |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Srivaikundam |
Sawyerpuram is a town panchayat in Tuticorin district, Tamil Nadu, India.Microliths are found in large in numbers around Sawyerpuram (and another one place is Kulattur of Tirunelveli).They were embedded in the fossil bearing sand dunes turned red.These available evidences of Sawyerpuram points the chronology of the Microlithic culture in South India to Circa 4000 B.C year.
Since missionary Dr. G. U. Pope ministered in this place the population is predominantly Christian.
Religions: Hinduism & Christianity
99% is the literacy rate of Sawyerpuram people according to 2013 census.
In Summer days the climate remains so warm and on other seasons the climate will be cool and windy.This small town is also known for the best cultivation of bananas & Rice because of its red soil and jack fruit, star fruit, Jambul fruit, Pea nut, Cucumber are also cultivated on few places around the town.
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