Sendakkottai

Sendakkottai
village
Country  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Taluk Pattukkottai
Population (2001)
 • Total 2,116
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Sendakkottai is a village in the Pattukkottai taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Demographics

As per the 2001 census, Sendakkottai had a total population of 2116 with 1014 males and 1102 females. The sex ratio was 1087. The literacy rate was 74.89.

Economy

Rice,Banana,Gingelly,sugarcane,Groundnuts and coconuts are exported from here to other states in India. Now people surrounding Sendakkottai are indulged in the cultivation new variety of crops such as cocoa,corn,sunflower etc.But some farmers who feel to lazy to work in his fields convert his cultivation into a coconut plantation(TAMIL-THOPPU)because of this activity of the farmers in this area there is hike in the price of rice and edible crops. This region always has a passion of sugarcane cultivation as it yields more profit and this area is blessed with lots of underground water.Everyday this village yields a large volume Cow and buffalo milk that is being distributed to other villages.But now most of the people in this area buy packaged milk due to lack of pastoral land and people here have given up grazing cows. At the start of the summer when all the lakes dryup then there are sales of fresh fishes and crabs. During the summer temperature rises up to 45degree Celsius to bear this you will find most of the houses ceiled with woven coconut leaf.The aged ones are involved in weaving this coconut.(TAMIL-KEETHU PINNAL).

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