Sathanur, Perambalur

For other uses, see Sathanur.

Sathanur
Village Panchayath
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Coordinates: 11°09′17.2″N78°58′29.6″E / 11.154778°N 78.974889°E / 11.154778; 78.974889
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Chola Nadu
District	Perambalur
Taluk	Alathur
Village	Sathanur
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	621106

Sathanur is a village in Alathur Taluk, Perambalur District, Tamilnadu India. ^[1]

It is home to the National Fossil Wood Park, Sathanur. The fossil tree was formed 12 million years ago, and has been declared a national geological monument by the Geological Survey of India.

Population

The population in the village of Sathanur was 1,749, consisting of 875 males and 874 females, according to the census of 2011 by Indian Government.^{[ citation needed ]} There were 173 children under the age of six, 93 male and 80 female. There were 495 households in Sathanur at that time.

The number of members of Scheduled Castes was 661. There were no members of Scheduled Tribes.

Literacy rate

648 males and 493 females were literate, leaving 608 illiterates.

Workers

506 males and 518 females were workers, for a total of 1024. Of these, 937 were regular and 87 were irregular i.e., only worked a few days per month. There are 725 non-workers.

Sathanur Village entrance from the west

References

1. "Primary Census Abstract Data Tables – India: Final Population Totals". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2025.