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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Sillanatham
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|pushpin_map_caption = Sillanatham, [[Thoothukudi district|Thoothukudi]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
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|postal_code = 628402
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|area_code = +91461*******
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|blank1_name_sec1 = Other [[Neighbourhood]]s
|blank1_info_sec1 = [[Puthiamputhur]], [[Ottapidaram]]
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|blank5_info_sec1 = [[Ottapidaram Assembly constituency|Ottapidaram]]
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'''Sillanatham''' is a neighbourhood in [[Ottapidaram taluk]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sillanatham village in Ottapidaram taluka, Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu |url=https://vill.co.in/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ottapidaram-627058650/sillanatham-058656424460/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=vill.co.in |language=en}}</ref> in [[Thoothukudi district]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iWEwAQAAIAAJ&dq=sillanatham |title=Tamil Nadu State: Thoothukudi District |date=2007 |publisher=Director of Stationery and Print |language=en}}</ref> state in the peninsular [[India]].

== Location ==
Sillanatham is located at an altitude of about {{convert|54.05|m|ft}} with the [[Coordinate system|geographic coordinates]] of ({{coord|8.8748|N|78.0702|E}}) in the Thoothukudi district. The Thoothukudi district is southeast of the Tamil Nadu state.<ref name="Map of thoothukuri">{{cite web |last1=N/A |first1=Apoorv |title=Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) District Map |url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/tamilnadu/districts/tuticorin.htm#:~:text=Thoothukudi%20district%20is%20located%20on%20south%20east%20of%20Tamil%20Nadu |website=mapsofindia.com |publisher=Maps of India |access-date=3 September 2024 |ref=zed}}</ref>

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== 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%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sillanatham Village Population - Ottapidaram - Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/642446-sillanatham-tamil-nadu.html |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref>

== 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).<ref>{{Cite web |author=ETB Sivapriyan |title=VinFast breaks ground for its first Indian EV factory in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/business/vinfast-breaks-ground-for-its-first-indian-ev-factory-in-tamil-nadus-thoothukudi-2909424 |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=The Hindu Bureau |date=2024-02-25 |title=T.N. CM Stalin lays foundation stone for VinFast’s electric car unit in Thoothukudi |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-cm-stalin-lays-foundation-stone-for-vinfasts-electric-car-unit-in-thoothukudi/article67884665.ece |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Politics ==
Sillanatham area falls under the [[Ottapidaram Assembly constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=SILLANATHAM Village in THOOTHUKKUDI |url=https://www.etamilnadu.org/sillanatham-village-11610.html |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=www.etamilnadu.org}}</ref> Also, this area belongs to [[Thoothukkudi Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ottapidaram Election Results 2021 LIVE, Vote Counting, Leading, Trailing , Winners Tamil nadu Ottapidaram Constituency Election News LIVE |url=https://news.abplive.com/elections/tamil-nadu-election-results-2021/tn-ottapidaram-constituency-217.html?noHeader=true |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=news.abplive.com |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Thoothukudi district]]
[[Category:Thoothukudi]]

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