Sankarapuram

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Sankarapuram
Town
Sankarapuram
Sankarapuram is located in Tamil Nadu
Sankarapuram
Sankarapuram
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°53′22″N 78°54′50″E / 11.8895°N 78.914°E / 11.8895; 78.914Coordinates: 11°53′22″N 78°54′50″E / 11.8895°N 78.914°E / 11.8895; 78.914
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
Districtkallakurichi
Named forAgriculture
Government
 • TypeTown panchayat
Area
 • Total11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Elevation
164 m (538 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total15,664
 • Density1,350/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
606 401
Telephone code0-4151
Vehicle registrationTN-15
Websitehttp://sankarapuram.com
Sankarapuram

Sankarapuram is a Town Panchayat of Kallakurichi district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu

Theatres[]

NVN Theatre and Barkath theatre.

Schools in sankarapuram[]

  1. Government Boys Higher secondary School
  2. Government Girls Higher Secondary School
  3. Oxford metric higher secondary school
  4. New Power metric higher secondary School
  5. Joseph Academy metric higher secondary school
  6. Jayam Matric higher secondary School
  7. Chakra vidyalaya CBSE school vada semapalayam

Transportation[]

Road[]

SH-6 Kallakurichi - Sankarapuram -Tiruvannamalai Road

SH-68 Sankarapuram - Thirukovilur-Cuddalore Road

SH-135 Sankarapuram--Kallakurichi

Rail[]

Nearest Railway Station are

  1. ChinnaSalem 34 km
  2. Tirukoilur 43 km
  3. Tiruvannamalai 50 km

Villages in Sankarapuram[]

There are total of 192 villages in sankarapuram taluk before chinnasalem and kalvarayan Taluk creation. Sankarapuram Taluk was largest taluk before trifurcation into chinnasalem and kalvarayan taluks. The list of villages of sankarapuram taluk is available here

Nearby Cities[]

References[]

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