Saptur is a village in
Madurai district,
Tamil Nadu, India.
History
Saptur, traditionally recognised as one of the 72 palaiyams of Madura, was situated about 15 km from
T.Kallupatti. It was part of
Tirunelveli and was transferred in 1859 to Madura District (present day Madurai district).
Saptur is derived from two Telugu words, ''sapa'' (mat) and ''oota'' (spring).
Geography
Saptur is located on the foothills of the
Western Ghats and is in
Peraiyur
Peraiyur is a panchayat town in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of the Revenue blocks of Madurai District. Peraiyur is the headquarters of the peraiyur taluk.
Location
Peraiyur town lies 42 km south west of Mad ...
taluk.
Demographics
At the
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, Saptur was the largest village in Madurai district by area, being . It then had a population of 7170.
References
{{Madurai district
Villages in Madurai district