Saptur | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | Right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates: | 9.69°N 77.59°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Madurai |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 625705 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 04552 |
Saptur is a village in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India.
Saptur, traditionally recognised as one of the 72 palaiyams of Madura, was situated about 15 km from T.Kallupatti. It was part of Tirunelveli and was transferred in 1859 to Madura District (present day Madurai district).
Saptur is derived from two Telugu words, sapa (mat) and oota (spring).
Saptur is located on the foothills of the Western Ghats and is in Peraiyur taluk.
At the 2011 Census of India, Saptur was the largest village in Madurai district by area, being . It then had a population of 7170.[1]