Sendamangalam (also spelt as Sendai) is a neighbourhood in the city of

Namakkal Namakkal () is a city and the headquarters of Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. It is the first ISO 14001-2004 certified municipality in Asia for environmental management, specifically the provision and maintenance of water supply, solid wast ...

and

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in the Indian

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. It was merged with the Namakkal Corporation in 2011.

History

The history of Sendamangalam, Namakkal is often confused with Sendamangalam,

Geography

Sendamangalam is located at . It has an average elevation of . Sendamangalam is close to

Kolli Hills Kolli Malai also known as Kolli Hills, is a Town,Hill station and Kollimalai Taluk, Taluk in Namakkal district, in Tamil Nadu, India. Origin of the name The Mountain is named Kolli Malai after the name of Goddess Etukkai Amman (also known as Ko ...

(கொல்லி மலை), which is part of the

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. The closest river is the

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. The municipality is approximately southwest of

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, south of

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, south of

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, northwest of

Tiruchirapalli Tiruchirappalli (), also known as Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with being the best livable and the cleanest city of Ta ...

, and approximately north of

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Climate

The temperature ranges from to throughout the year.

Demographics

Population

As of the 2001 Indian

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

, there were 18,085 people. Males made up 50% of the population, and 50% were female. 9% of the population was under 6 years of age. The average literacy rate was 64%, above the national average of 59.5%. The census reported 73% of males were literate, while 56% of females were literate. Thathagiri murugan mandabam

Government and politics

The Senthamangalam taluk is part of

Namakkal Lok Sabha constituency Namakkal is a Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Its Tamil Nadu Parliamentary Constituency number is 16 of 39. It was a part of Rasipuram (Lok Sabha constituency) in previous parliament Election. Namakkal Lok Sabha Constituency consi ...

Civic Administration

Sendamangalam began functioning as a taluk on 2 June 2015. It had previously been in

taluk.

Economy

Transport

By Air

The nearest domestic airport is the

Tiruchirappalli International Airport Tiruchirappalli International Airport is an international airport that serves Tiruchirappalli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The airport is situated at National Highway 336, approximately south of the city center, and occupies . As of 2 ...

By Rail

The nearest major railway stations are in

and

By Road

Sendamangalam is located northeast from

on State Highway SH-95.

References

External links

Sendamangalam Town Panchayat: Tamil Nadu Government Directorate of Panchayats

Sendamangalam Block Panchayat Villages

Namakkal District Webpage (Official Website of Namakkal District Government)
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Cities and towns in Namakkal district