Physiography
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.
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