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| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District(s) | Erode |
| Population | 33,738 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Sathyamangalam or Sathy (Tamil: சத்தியமங்கலம்) is a small city and taluk in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on both banks of the Bhavani River, a tributary of the Kaveri in the foothills of the Western Ghats. Sathyamangalam was formerly part of Coimbatore District, but became part of Erode District when the district was constituted in 1979.
The Bannari Amman Temple, dedicated to the goddess Bannari Mariamman, is located in Bannari, 12 km from Sathyamangalam town. The temple draws huge crowds during the annual festival and throughout the year from various cities and states.
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A portion of the Sathyamangalam forests was declared as sanctuary in 2008.[1]
Sathyamangalam is also the name of a Reserve Forest under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1973. It is contiguous with the Biligirirangan Temple Wildlife Sanctuary to the north in neighbouring Chamarajanagar District of Karnataka, and together forms a vital corridor for faunal movements, mainly elephants. Elephant movements in this corridor were the subject of one of the first studies on the Asian Elephant by the Indian elephant scientist R. Sukumar in early 1980s. The Sathyamangalam elephants were also the subject of Indian elephant expert Vivek Menon's book Tusker: The Story of the Asian Elephant.
The forests were also the home of the cold-blooded Indian bandit Koose Muniswamy Veerapan, who made a living exploiting ivory and sandalwood from the forests and selling them on the black market.
A major National highway NH 209 connecting Coimbatore to Bangalore via Sathyamangalam passes through the forests.
Sathyamangalam is a class-III town and also the headquarters for Sathyamangalam Taluk in Erode District. The town was upgraded as a third grade Municipality from the status of Town Panchayat on 17.1.1970, as per G.O.Ms.No. 58 RDLS Dept. dated 12.1.70, and subsequently raised as a second grade Municipality on 1.4.77 as per G.O.Ms.No. 642 RDLA Dept. dated 15.4.77. It functions as a First Grade Municipality as per G.O.Ms.No. 855, MAWS Dept., Dated 22.5.98. The Municipality includes Sathyamangalam, Varadhampalayam, Kottuveerampalayam and Rangasamudram Revenue Villages. Its area is 29.24 km2, making it the second largest Municipality in Tamil Nadu by area. The population, according to the 2001 census, is 33,748.
Sathyamangalam town is situated on the southern side of the Western Ghats, which extends towards the east from the Nilgiri mountains. It is located at a distance of 7 km from the ghats in Sathyamangalam Taluk of Erode district. The town lies close to the border of the adjoining Karnataka State. The nearby Bhavanisagar Dam, a picnic spot, and Bannari Amman Temple, a centre of pilgrimage, both attract people and tourists all the year round. There is also a heavy movement of people to Karnataka State, especially to Mysore and Kollegal, through this town.
The town is situated at a distance of 65 km.from Erode. The headquarters of Erode District is linked with State Highway 15. The Coimbatore Bangalore National Highway (NH 209) passes through this town. The nearest Railway Station is Mettupalayam in Coimbatore District, at a distance of 43 km. The Erode Railway Junction serves as an out agency for Sathyamangalam. The town is also linked with Gobichettipalayam, Bhavani Sagar, Mettupalayam and Bhavani Town with District roads, and links the towns of Chamarajanagar and Mysore in neighbouring Karnataka State, through National Highway Roads. The nearest airport is located at Coimbatore, 68 km, away.
The 29.24 km2 area of the Municipality, consisting of 27 Wards and 33748 people, is covered with proper sanitation arrangements and proper protected water supply, not less than 110 LPCD, and proper drainage system with a length of 30.86 km.
Registration of births and deaths, control of epidemics, maintenance of maternity and child health care, licensure of dangerous and offensive trades, and monitoring of water chlorination are carried out by the Health staff.
Proper disposal of garbage is carried out systematically to the Compost Yard by proper vehicles.
One municipal burial ground and one slaughterhouse are maintained.
The general topography of this town is not flat and the town is generally covered by the sloping lands with steadily lying land in the North towards ghat stretches. The river Bhavani flows at the center of the town from west to east. Agricultural wet lands are predominant on both sides of the river. The dry lands are predominant in the northern side of the town. The weekly market at Sathyamangalam serves the rural people.
Sathyamangalam is a medium-sized town with an agricultural linter land on all sides. It is one of the Taluk headquarters in Erode District and also an urban center located near the state boundaries of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. It is one of the very old settlements of Tamil Nadu. The town has developed on both sides of Bhavani River and along the highways. The rate of urban growth of Sathyamangalam is very low, because the Northern side of this Municipality is surrounded by reserved forests. Poor industrial activities are also one of the reasons for slow growth rate of urban development. The major commercial activity is concentrated in the middle of the town. Most of the shops are located along Sathy-Gobi road and Sathy-Bannari road. The daily market and weekly shandy are located at Sathy-Athani road. The bus stand is also located in the east of the town along Sathy-Gobi road. Bannariamman Sugarcane Factory and Bannariamman Engineering and Kamadane Arts College operate at distance of 6 km., from this town.
Sathyamangalam Municipality's area in 29.24 km, comprising four revenue villages. Only 10.46% of the municipal area is developed as urban area and the remaining 89.54% remains undeveloped agricultural land. Much land is available for development, but the opportunity for development in the near future is slight due to financial weakness among the public.
It is well connected by buses from nearby towns and cities.
The nearest railway stations are Erode, Coimbatore and Mettupalayam in Tamil Nadu and Chamarajanagar in Karnataka.
The meeting said the Palani-Chamrajnagar railway line scheme was proposed in 1915 and initially it was decided to lay railway line from Palani to Chamrajnagar via Kangeyam, Erode, Gobichettipalayam,Sathyamangalam and then Chamrajnagar. The then British Railway conducted surveys in 1922, 1936 and 1942 and survey stones were also laid on the proposed railway line. But after Independence the scheme did not take off. But till date, nothing had been done on the Erode-Gobichettipalayam-Sathyamangalam railway line work. The meeting said for introduction of the scheme it required a minimum Rs. 500 crore and the amount may be sanctioned immediately. The meeting urged the Union Government and also the Railway Ministry to organise a re-survey and sanction the scheme.
The nearest airport is Coimbatore international airport, which is 70 km by road.
As of 2001[update] India census,[2] Sathyamangalam had a population of 33,738. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sathyamangalam has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 61%. In Sathyamangalam, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Sathyamanagalam is part of the Nilgiris Lok Sabha Constituency since 2010 and Sathyamanagalam assembly was removed and merged with Bhavanisagar assembly constituency in 2010 . Sathyamanagalam assembly constituency was part of the Gobichettipalayam constituency until 2010 . The last Member of Parliament (MP) of Gobichettipalayam Lok sabha constituency was "Mr.E.V.K.S.Elangovan (INC)" from 2004-2009.
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