Sethur Town

Sethur in the Srivilliputtur taluk, at the foot of the Western Ghats, northwest Tirunelveli, is traditionally recognized as one of the 72 palayams of Madura. Sethur today comes under Virudhunagar District of Tamil Nadu.

Polygar and History

Chinmaya Thevar was sent to protect the northwest area of Madura, which had been usurped by a neighboring raja. He expelled the intruders, built a fort in Sethur and was made a polygar. Polygar Tiruvana (Tiruvannata) Thevar was among the recipients of the letter Ranga Pillai wrote in 1751 in behalf of Dupleix to the 72 poligars of Trichinopoly.

Notable Events in History

Administrative Area

In 1879, the zamindari of Seither had an area of 91.44 sq. m. and a population of 11,916. Kollamkondan was merged under Seithur in the late 1800s. [1]

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