Sillanatham

Sillanatham
Neighbourhood
Sillanatham Sillanatham, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates: 8.8748°N 78.0702°E / 8.8748; 78.0702
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukudi
Elevation	54.05 m (177.33 ft)
Languages
• Official	Tamil, English
• Speech	Tamil, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	628402
Telephone code	+91461*******
Other Neighbourhoods	Puthiamputhur, Ottapidaram
LS	Thoothukudi
VS	Ottapidaram

Sillanatham is a neighbourhood in Ottapidaram taluk[1] in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu[2] state in the peninsular India.

Location

Sillanatham is located at an altitude of about 54.05 metres (177.3 ft) with the geographic coordinates of (8.8748°N 78.0702°E / 8.8748; 78.0702) in the Thoothukudi district. The Thoothukudi district is southeast of the Tamil Nadu state.[3]

Sillanatham

Sillanatham (Tamil Nadu)

Demographics

As of 2011, Sillanatham had a population of 1,594 of which males constituted 795 and females 799, with children representing 10.1% of the population. The literacy rate is 90.39%.[4]

Industry

Sillanatham has an industrial estate of 380 acres owned by SIPCOT (State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu) where the ground breaking ceremony was held on February 25, 2024, for manufacturing electric vehicles and batteries by the Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast and the SIPCOT (joint venture).[5][6]

Politics

Sillanatham area falls under the Ottapidaram Assembly constituency.[7] Also, this area belongs to Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency.[8]

References

1. "Sillanatham village in Ottapidaram taluka, Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu". vill.co.in. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
2. Tamil Nadu State: Thoothukudi District. Director of Stationery and Print. 2007.
3. N/A, Apoorv. "Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) District Map". mapsofindia.com. Maps of India. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
4. "Sillanatham Village Population - Ottapidaram - Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
5. ETB Sivapriyan. "VinFast breaks ground for its first Indian EV factory in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
6. The Hindu Bureau (25 February 2024). "T.N. CM Stalin lays foundation stone for VinFast's electric car unit in Thoothukudi". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
7. "SILLANATHAM Village in THOOTHUKKUDI". www.etamilnadu.org. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
8. "Ottapidaram Election Results 2021 LIVE, Vote Counting, Leading, Trailing , Winners Tamil nadu Ottapidaram Constituency Election News LIVE". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 25 February 2024.