: Idaikaatur

Idaikattur is a village panchayat in Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Idaikattur - quiet village and holy place for two faiths. Idaikattur is located in Sivagangai district. It has an average elevation of 700 metres (2290 feet). It is a holy land where famed Siddhar Idaikaadar lived and hosted Navagrahas during a famine. A small navagraha temple stands there as a testimony. The village also has a more prominent and internationally acclaimed more than 100 years old Church ‘built by angels‘.As of the 2001 India census, Idaikattur had a population of 18,658. Males constitute 45% of the population and females 45%. In Idaikattur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. A vast majority of the workforce is dependent on agriculture (72.8%). The principal crop of Idaikattur village is paddy.

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