Seithur is a small
panchayat town
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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
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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
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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 Zamindar
Economy
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
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