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{{About|the town in Kallakurichi district|the town in Sivaganga district|Sankarapuram|}}<br />
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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Sankarapuram<br />
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| settlement_type = Town<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|11|53|8.7534|N|78|54|40.122|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 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kallakurichi district|Kallakurichi]]<br />
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluk]]<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Sankarapuram taluk|Sankarapuram]]<br />
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| area_total_sq_mi = 11.60<br />
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| population_total = 15664<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| 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 />
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| postal_code = 606401 <br />
| registration_plate = TN-15<br />
| website = www.townpanchayat.in/sankarapuram<br />
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'''Sankarapuram''' is a panchayat town in [[Kallakurichi district]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<br />
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==Geography==<br />
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.<br />
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==Structure of panchayat town==<br />
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]].<ref>http://www.townpanchayat.in/sankarapuram</ref><br />
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==Demography==<br />
[[2011 census of India|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.<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Kallakurichi district]]</div>Aaron