| Sathankulam | |
| Other Name: | Sattankulam |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates: | 8.45°N 77.93°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Thoothukudi |
| Government Type: | Town Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.2 |
| Elevation M: | 19 |
| Population Total: | 22205 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code: | 628704 |
| Registration Plate: | TN-92(TN-69 till Jun17,2015) |
Sathankulam is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Sathankulam town is located in the banks of the Karumeni river. It is 23km (14miles) from Tiruchendur and 45km (28miles) from Tirunelveli and 60km (40miles) from Thoothukudi and 70km (40miles) from Nagercoil and 75km (47miles) from Kanyakumari. It is well connected with Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Nagercoil and Tiruchendur by road. Nearest airport is at Tuticorin airport 45km (28miles), Thiruvananthapuram international airport 126km (78miles) and Madurai international airport 149km (93miles) from there from there.
Sattankulam is located at . It has an average elevation of 19m (62feet).
Total area of Sathankulam town is 5.2 km2 . According to the census 2011 the town population is 22,205. population density is 4675/km2. As per the Census of 2011, Sathankulam town had 65.16% Hindus, 32.01% Christians and 2.83% Muslims.[1]
Sathankulam is a selection grade town panchayat it have 15 wards. Sathankulam is one of the main taluks in Thoothukudi district. It was formed in 1983.Taluk head office is located at Nagercoil Main road, Sathankulam.
Sathankulam is situated in SH-93 which connects Nagercoil and Thiruchendur. There are also major roads which connect Sathankulam with Thirunelveli, Thisayanvilai, Nazareth and Srivaikuntam.
"K T Kosal Ram Bus Stand" is located in the north of the town. Frequent bus services are available to Tiruchendur, Tirunelveli, Thoothukkudi, Nagercoil and Valliyur from here. Also, buses to Uvari, Thisaiyanvilai, Madurai, Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirupur, Nazerth, Marthandam kaliyakkavilai and Tiruvandrum are available from here.
The major agriculture is Paddy in the Sattankulam Taluks. Groundnut cultivation also is undertaken in Sattankulam and near-by places. Groundnut cake is being used as manure and cattle feed. Palmyrah trees are grown mostly in Sattankulam and near-by villages. Sugarcane is also cultivated in some places. Palm Jaggery is produced from palmyrah juice; the production of Palm jaggery was the main occupation of the people of Sattankulam at one time.
"Madha Ther Tiruvizha "is a very important ceremony.
Sattankulam assembly constituency (no more & connected with Srivaikuntam Assembly Constituency) is part of Tiruchendur Lok Sabha constituency (no more & connected with Thoothukudi Lok Sabha constituency).[2]