| Shenkottai | |
| Other Name: | Shencottah |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Nickname: | Red Fort |
| Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Coordinates: | 8.9733°N 77.2464°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tenkasi |
| Subdivision Type3: | Revenue Division |
| Subdivision Name3: | Tenkasi |
| Subdivision Type4: | Taluk |
| Subdivision Name4: | Sengottai |
| Parts Type: | Taluk |
| Named For: | Red fort |
| Government Type: | Second Grade Municipality |
| Governing Body: | Shencottah Municipality |
| Leader Title1: | Municipal Chairman |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.68 |
| Elevation M: | 181 |
| Population Total: | 26,823 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Other Regional languages |
| Demographics1 Info2: | Malayalam |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 627809 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 04633 |
| Registration Plate: | TN-76 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | ♂/♀ 1035 |
| Official Name: | Shenkottai |
Sengottai (also known as Shencottah, Chenkotta or Shenkottai) is a town in the Tenkasi district, of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the gateway to southern Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Spread over an area of 2.68 km2 with a population of over 26,823, the economy of the town and Sengottai Taluk revolves around the cultivation of rice,coconut,Mango,clove and pepper. Sengottai is well known in Tamil Nadu as a major market of Dosa kal (commonly known as Dosa tawa). This town has lot of Black smith shops. [1]
Sengottai was originally part of the Travancore Kingdom. In December 1851, the boundary between Tirunelveli and Travancore on the Sengottai side was clearly defined as proposed by General Cullen as early as 1846, and finally sanctioned by the Madras Government. Sengottai Municipality was constituted in 1921. In 1949, Sengottai was part of the newly formed state of Travancore-Cochin. The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 came into effect from 1 November 1956, and consequently, the Tamil-speaking area of Sengottai taluk of Quilon district were transferred from Travancore-Cochin to Tirunelveli district of Madras State.[2] Sengottai was reclassified from a Grade III municipality to a Grade II municipality as per G.O. No.85 dated 22 May 1998.[3]
According to 2011 census, Sengottai had a population of 26,823 with a sex-ratio of 1,035 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[4] A total of 2,642 were under the age of six, constituting 1,327 males and 1,315 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 10.06% and 1.21% of the population respectively. The average literacy of the town was 78.09%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[4] The town had a total of 7146 households. There were a total of 10,736 workers, comprising 114 cultivators, 674 main agricultural labourers, 1,923 in household industries, 7,435 other workers, 590 marginal workers, 14 marginal cultivators, 60 marginal agricultural labourers, 105 marginal workers in household industries and 411 other marginal workers.[5]
As per the religious census of 2011, Shenkottai had 76.98% Hindus, 21.19% Muslims, 1.77% Christians and 0.06% following other religions.[6]
Sengottai is located at .[7] It has an average elevation of 181 metres (594 ft). The town is surrounded by the Western Ghats in three sides and lies on the Tirunelveli to Kollam and Madurai to Kollam highways. The Harihara and Gundar rivers flows through the city.
The National Highway NH-744 from Madurai to Kollam passes through the town. State highway SH-39 (Sengottai-Courtallam-Ambasamudram-Tirunelveli) links the major parts of the extreme south of Tamil Nadu, including Tirunelveli, Tuticorin and Kanyakumari. The road also offers good freight connectivity to Tamil Nadu's second largest seaport, Tuticorin and Cochin Port.
Sengottai's long-distance bus station, located on Madurai - Kollam Road, is served by buses from the government of Tamil Nadu's TNSTC Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, KSRTC Kerala State Road Transport Corporation and private transport companies. Several private and government operated services connect to Chennai, Bangalore, Tirunelveli, Madurai, Theni, Tirupati, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Trichy, Puducherry, Kollam, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Punalur, Kottarakkara, Ernakulam, Ooty, Gudalur, Velankanni, Tirupur and other major cities. It has a bus stand in town and the region also has a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation bus depot .
See main article: Sengottai railway station. The Sengottai railway station is in the Southern Railways zone/Madurai division of Indian Railways and falls on the Virudhunagar to Kollam line. The station code is SCT.
| 16791/TN - PGT Palaruvi Exp | Tuticorin | Palakkad Jn | 12:40am | 12:45am | Daily |
| 16792/PGT - TN Palaruvi EXP | Palakkad Jn | Tuticorin | 02:40am | 02:45am | Daily |
| 16101/MS-QLN QUILON MAIL | Chennai Egmore | Kollam Jn | 03:45am | 03:50am | Daily |
| 16362/VLNK-ERS BI-WEEKLY EXP(SUN,TUE) | Vellankanni | Ernakulam Jn | 04:15am | 04:20am | MON,WED |
| 16846/SCT- Erode Jn UR EXP | Sengottai | Erode Jn | -- | 05:00am | Daily |
| 06682/SCT-TEN UR Exp | Sengottai | Tirunelveli Jn | -- | 06:40am | Daily |
| 16848/SCT-MV UR EXP | Sengottai | Mayiladuthurai Jn | -- | 07:00am | Daily |
| 12661/MS-SCT Podhigai SF Exp | Chennai Egmore | Sengottai | 08:15am | -- | Daily |
| 20681 /MS-SCT SILAMBU SF EXP(W,F,SA) | Chennai Egmore | Sengottai | 08:45am | -- | THU,SA,SUN |
| 06685/TEN-SCT UR Exp | Tirunelveli Jn | Sengottai | 09:05am | -- | Daily |
| 06684/SCT-TEN UR Exp | Sengottai | Tirunelveli Jn | -- | 10:05am | Daily |
| 06504/Madurai - Sengottai Express Special (UR) | Madurai Jn | Sengottai | -- | 10:35am | Daily |
| 20683/TBM-SCT Tri-Wkly SF Exp (Via:Tirunelveli Jn) | Tambaram | Sengottai | 10:50am | -- | SUN,TUE,THU(From Tambaram) |
| 06681/TEN-SCT UR Exp | Tirunelveli Jn | Sengottai | 11:50am | -- | Daily |
| 06659/SCT-QLN UR Exp | Sengottai | Kollam Jn | -- | 12:00pm | Daily |
| 06664/SCT-MDU UR Express | Sengottai | Madurai Jn | -- | 12:10pm | Daily |
| 06660/Kollam Jn - Sengottai UR Exp | Kollam Jn | Sengottai | 02:40pm | -- | Daily |
| 06658/SCT-TEN UR Exp | Sengottai | Tirunelveli Jn | -- | 02:55Pm | Daily |
| 16102/QLN-MS QUILON Mail | Kollam Jn | Chennai Egmore | 03:00pm | 03:05pm | Daily |
| 16327/Madurai - Guruvayur EXP | Madurai Jn | Guruvayur | 03:20Pm | 03:25Pm | Daily |
| 16328/Guruvayur - Madurai Express | Guruvayur | Madurai Jn | 03:40Pm | 03:45pm | Daily |
| 06687/TEN-SCT UR Exp | Tirunelveli Jn | Sengottai | 04:10pm | -- | Daily |
| 20684/SCT-TBM Tri-Wkly SF Exp (Via:Tirunelveli Jn) | Sengottai | Tambaram | -- | 04:15pm | MON,WED,FRI(From Sengottai) |
| 20682/Silambu Super Fast Express | Sengottai | Chennai Egmore | -- | 04:50pm | Thursday, Saturday, Sunday |
| 06686/SCT-TEN UR Exp | Sengottai | Tirunelveli Jn | -- | 05:50Pm | Daily |
| 12662/Pothigai Superfast Express | Sengottai | Chennai Egmore | -- | 06:20pm | Daily |
| 16361/Ernakulam - Velankanni BI-WEEKLY EXP (Via Pattukottai) | Ernakulam Jn | Velankanni | 08:00pm | 08:05pm | SAT,MON |
| 06657/TEN-SCT UR Exp | Tirunelveli Jn | Sengottai | 08:20pm | -- | Daily |
| 16847/Mayiladuthurai - Sengottai Express (UnReserved) | Mayiladuthurai Jn | Sengottai | 09:30pm | -- | Daily |
| 16845/Erode Jn - Sengottai UR EXP | Erode Jn | Sengottai | 11:10pm | -- | Daily |
The nearest airports are as follows:-
FINANCE COMPANY
LIC
SHOW ROOM.
Parks
Sengottai town has three parks. Muthusamy park near municipal office, Municipality park near pump house and another one is Musthafa memorial park located near Taluk Office shencottah.
Dams
Temples
Eco Tourism