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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Sankagiri<br />
| native_name = <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. --><br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| other_name = Sankari<br />
| nickname = Transport city<br />
| settlement_type = city<br />
| image_skyline = View of sankagiri.jpg<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = View from Sankagiri Hill<br />
| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu<br />
| pushpin_label_position = <br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|11.48|N|77.87|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[Region]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mazhanadu]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[District]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Salem district|Salem]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = 20 March 1945<br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = Special grade town panchayat<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = <br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = 271<br />
| population_total = 29467<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank = 4<br />
| population_density_km2 = <br />
| population_demonym = Sankagirian<br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 637301,637302<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 91-04283<br />
| registration_plate = TN 52<br />
| website = {{URL|www.sankagiri.com}}<br />
| footnotes = <br />
| official_name = Sankagiri<br />
}}<br />
'''Sankagiri''' or '''Sankari''' is a [[panchayat town]] in [[Salem district]] in the Indian [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is situated on the [[National Highway 544 (India)|National Highway 544]], on the [[Coimbatore]] - [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] section.<br />
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Sankagiri is known for [[Sankagiri Fort|Sankagiri fort]], lorries and lorry building industries. It is the headquarters of Sankagiri revenue district comprising [[Edappadi]]. It is also headquarters of Sankagiri educational district.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
According to the [[2011 Indian census|2011 census]], Sankagiri had a population of 29,467.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cities and Towns |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/india-tamilnadu.php |website=citypopulation.de (complied from Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner) |accessdate=30 April 2020}}</ref> Male constitute 52% of the population and female 48%. Sankari has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: Male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 60%. In Sankari, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. 40% percent of the people are engaged in agriculture, the remaining are lorry proprietors. Around Sankari many Schools are there. Now the education and the literacy rate of the people around is increasing rapidly. [[Kongu Vellalar]] Gounder and [[Vanniar]] castes are the majority population in Sankagiri.<br />
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==Early history and etymology==<br />
[[File:Sankagiri hill 3.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Entrance of Sankagiri Fort]]<br />
In sangam age Sankagiri was comes under [[Mazhanadu]]. It was also called as Kundrathur. [[Sankagiri Fort]] was built in the 15th century by the [[Vijayanagar empire]]. It was later under the control of [[Dheeran Chinnamalai]] and [[Tippu Sultan]] before the British annexed it to their territory. [[Dheeran Chinnamalai]] was hanged by the British at [[Sankagiri Fort]] on 31 July 1805. The fort later served as a British tax storage facility for [[Kongu Nadu]] and the town developed around it. Sankagiri, pronounced as San-ka-giri in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. Sangu means conch and Giri means hill.<br />
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==Economy==<br />
The economy of the town was predominantly dependent on agriculture. Over the past decade Logistics and related services, Cement, Steel, Spinning mills and Body building industries have developed around the town contributing to the economy. Sankagiri is well known for its truck logistics industry and SLOA(Sankagiri Lorry Owners Association) one of the biggest in India. Some famous long existent truck fleet operators from Sankagiri are AST, SSPT, MM Roadways, KRN, Murugan, SPP, Triveni, SKP, SNR, Sankari Roadways, SPN, KKC, Simon, Sri Vari, AM TRANSPORT and MST. SLOA also runs the fuel station with No.1 Sales in India for 8 consecutive years located on Salem main road, Sankagiri. Many famous private bus companies like SPBT and Shanmugam bus service operate out of Sankagiri.<br />
There is a cement plant of the renowned India Cements Limited which has a production capacity of 2000T/day and of late lorry industry in Sankagiri is fast picking up with [[Tiruchengode]] and [[Namakkal]], places renowned for truck industry in the country. Industry in Sankagiri are dominated by [[Kongu Vellalar]] Gounder followed by [[Vanniar]] and [[Chettiar]] Castes.<br />
[[File:Orukkamalai.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Orukkamalai]]<br />
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==Places of interest==<br />
*[[Sankagiri Fort]] [[File:Sankagiri Hill Fort wall.jpg|thumb|]]<br />
*Sri Selli Amman Temple<br />
*Sri Someswarar with sowndaranayagiamman Temple<br />
*Sri Sendrayaperumal Hill Temple<br />
*Sri Varadharaja Perumal Temple<br />
*Sri Sakthi Mariyamman Temple<br />
*Sri Kotai Mariyamman Temple<br />
*Orukkamalai Temple<br />
*Morur West Sri Nallapulliyannan Temple<br />
*Pullipalayam Arulmigu Yeni Pali Pachiyamman Temple<br />
*Arulmigu Asura Pachiyamman Temple (poomunisamy Kovil - Kayiru kattum kovil)<br />
*Arulmigu Periya Pachiyamman Temple<br />
*Arulmigu Nallavetti Ayyanarappan Temple<br />
*Konakaatu Muniyappan Temple<br />
*CSI Nathaniel Memorial Church, Sankari. This is 130 years old church.<br />
*Manga Malai in Devanagoundanur Village.<br />
*Konganar Siddhar Temple in Devanagoundanur Village.<br />
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==Railway station==<br />
Sankagiri railway station is also called as [[Sankaridurg railway station|Sankari durg]] (SGE), which is a B grade station in salem division. It has train services to/from:<br />
*[[Chennai]]<br />
*[[Bengaluru]]<br />
*[[Palakkad]]<br />
*[[Mangalore]]<br />
*[[Coimbatore]]<br />
*[[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]<br />
*[[Erode]]<br />
*[[Tiruppur]]<br />
*[[Jolarpettai]] and<br />
*[[Katpadi]].<br />
The nearest railway junctions are [[Erode]] and [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]]. It is not so crowdy because it is located away from the town, meanwhile peoples around Sankagiri requested southern railways through salem division for more trains to halt here. There are 14 trains halt here daily. Among 14, three are express trains. They are:<br />
#[[Yercaud Express|Yercaud express]] ,<br />
#[[West Coast Express (India)|West coast express]],<br />
#[[KSR Bengaluru]] intercity express.<br />
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==Politics==<br />
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'''Sankagiri''' is a [[Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu|state assembly]] constituency in [[Salem district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India. It comprises [[Sankari taluk]] and a portion of [[Omalur taluk]]. It is a part of the wider [[Namakkal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Namakkal constituency]] for national elections to the [[Parliament of India]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://eci.nic.in/delim/Final_Publications/Tamilnadu/Final%20Notification%20&%20Order%20.pdf |title= Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order |website= Delimitation Commission of India |publisher= National Informatics Centre |access-date= 27 January 2017}}</ref> Refer [[Sankari (state assembly constituency)<br />
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==Notable people==<br />
* [[P. V. Nandhidhaa]], Indian Chess player, India's 17th [[Woman Grandmaster]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2017/08/01015652/1040337/TN-Chief-Minister-honours-Chess-champion-Nandhidhaa.vpf|title= TN Chief Minister honours Chess champion Nandhidhaa|date=2017-08-01| website=www.dtnext.in |access-date=2020-11-20}}</ref> Refer [[List of Indian chess players]].<br />
* [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]], 7th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Refer [[Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
* Sankagiri Rajkumar, notable film director of Tamil cinema industry.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Vaikuntham]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://www.isvarmurti.com/2010/06/18/sankagiri-fort-and-town/ Sankagiri-fort and Town]<br />
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