Saptur is a village in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Saptur, traditionally recognised as one of the 72 palaiyams of Madura, was situated about 15 km from T.Kallupatti.

[citation needed] Saptur is derived from two Telugu words, sapa (mat) and oota (spring).

[citation needed] Saptur is located on the foothills of the Western Ghats[citation needed] and is in Peraiyur taluk.

[1] At the 2011 Census of India, Saptur was the largest village in Madurai district by area, being 20,901 ha (51,650 acres).