Sankarapuram, Kallakurichi district

Town in Tamil Nadu, India

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Town in Tamil Nadu, India

Sankarapuram

Town

Sankarapuram

Location in Tamil Nadu, India

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Sankarapuram

Sankarapuram (India)

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Coordinates: 11°53′8.7534″N 78°54′40.122″E﻿ / ﻿11.885764833°N 78.91114500°E﻿ / 11.885764833; 78.91114500
Country|  India
State| Tamil Nadu
District| Kallakurichi
Taluk| Sankarapuram
Area

• Total

| 30.0 km2 (11.60 sq mi)
Population

(2011)

• Total

| 15,664
• Density| 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Languages

• Official| Tamil
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration| TN-15
Website| www.townpanchayat.in/sankarapuram

Sankarapuram is a panchayat town in Kallakurichi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

## Geography

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Sankarapuram is located in the Kallakurichi district. Thirukovilur lies 35 km to the east, Kalvarayanmalai is 35 km to the west, Thiruvannamalai is situated 47 km to the north, and Kallakurichi is 18 km away.

## Structure of panchayat town

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Spanning across 11.60 square kilometers, this town panchayat has 15 councilors and encompasses 41 streets. It falls within the Sankarapuram Assembly constituency and is part of the Kallakurichi Lok Sabha constituency.[1]

## Demography

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As of 2011 census, the town panchayat has 3,539 households and a population of 15,664. Also, the town panchayat has a literacy rate of 79.8% and a sex ratio of 1,004 females to 1,000 males. The sex ratio of children under 6 years is 935 girls per 1000 boys. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are 2,304 and 87 respectively.

## References

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1. ^ http://www.townpanchayat.in/sankarapuram

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Kallakurichi district

Revenue|

| Revenue divisions|

* Kallakkurichi
* Tirukkoyilur

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Revenue blocks|

* Kallakkurichi
* Chinnasalem
* Rishivandiyam
* Sankarapuram
* Thiagadurgam
* Kalrayan Hills
* Tirukkoyilur
* Ulundurpet
* Thirunavalur

Taluks|

* Chinnasalem
* Kallakurichi
* Kalvarayan Hills
* Sankarapuram
* Thirukkoyilur
* Ulundurpet

Cities and
towns|

* Chinnasalem
* Kallakurichi (district headquarters)
* Manampoondi
* Sankarapuram
* Thiagadurgam
* Thirunavaloor
* Ulundurpettai
* Vadakkanandal
* Manalurpet
* Tirukoilur

Villages|

* Aathiyandal
* Anganur
* Arungurukkai
* Ayandur
* Cholapandiyapuram
* Devapandalam
* Eliyathur
* Eravalam
* Jambai
* Kattu Sellur
* Kattuedayar
* Koovagam
* Melnariyappanur
* Melur
* Mepuliyur
* Murarpalayam
* Paramanatham
* Rayappanur
* Sadayampattu
* Sirumadurai
* Sulankurichi
* Thachur
* Thirukanangur
* Veerabayangaram
* Veerasolapuram
* Vilandai
* Viriyur

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