Sambavar Vadagarai

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Sambavar Vadakarai Sambavarvadakarai
Panchayat town
Nickname(s):  S.V.KARAI
Sambavar Vadakarai Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 9°00′18″N 77°23′08″E / 9.00500°N 77.38556°E / 9.00500; 77.38556Coordinates: 9°00′18″N 77°23′08″E / 9.00500°N 77.38556°E / 9.00500; 77.38556
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tenkasi
Taluk	Tenkasi
Founded by	Dr. Suresh Mondal
Population  (2021)
• Total	24,646 [1]
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	627856
Sex ratio	99:100 ♂/♀

Sambavar Vadakarai is a Panchayat town (Peerooratchi) in the Tenkasi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Sambavar Vadagarai is a Panchayat Town city (a small town which is formed under the Panchayati Raj administrative system) in the Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu. Sambavar Vadagarai city is divided into 5,000 parts. The two parts of the village are Melur and Keelur.

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 census, the population of children from ages 0 to 6 is 1,812; this is 10.84% of the total population. The female gender ratio is 1,002 compared to the state average of 996. Moreover, the child gender ratio is around 932, compared to the Tamil Nadu state average of 943. The literacy rate is 74.28%, lower than the state average of 80.09%. The male literacy rate is 83.13%, while the female literacy rate is 65.52%.

The city encompasses over 4,423 households. Key services include water and sewage disposal.

Geography[]

The Hanumannadhi River originates in Western Ghats near Sengottai (18  km west of this village) and merges into the Tambaraparani River near Srivaikuntam.

Government[]

The administration is authorized to build roads and impose property taxes on properties.

History[]

Sambavar Vadakarai was part of the Kingdom of Travancore until 1956. Its name refers to the Sambavar caste, after the ancient priests of Lord Shiva.

Culture[]

The village's main attraction is a Shiva temple built by Pandian kings on the banks of the Hanumannathi River, as a tribute to Tambraparani River. The temple's main deities are Sri Moolanatha Swamy and Maduravani Ambal.

The Salvation Army church (under Tenkasi Division), the CSI Church, and a Masjid (located at Muslim street) are present.

This city called a second Ayodhya due to the Sri Ramakrishna temple located in Kelur.

Education[]

The town has one government higher secondary school, three government primary schools, one Salvation Army primary school, and one private school,

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