Sankarapuram
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Sankarapuram is a Town Panchayat of Kallakurichi district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu
Sankarapuram | |
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Town | |
| Sankarapuram | |
  Sankarapuram Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 11°53′22″N 78°54′50″E / 11.8895°N 78.914°ECoordinates: 11°53′22″N 78°54′50″E / 11.8895°N 78.914°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | kallakurichi |
| Named for | Agriculture |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 164 m (538 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 15,664 |
| • Density | 1,350/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 606 401 |
| Telephone code | 0-4151 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-15 |
| Website | http://sankarapuram.com |
Theatres
NVN Theatre and Barkath theatre.
Schools in sankarapuram
- Government Boys Higher School
- Government Girls Higher Secondary School
- Oxford School
- New Power School
- Joseph Academy
- Jayam Matric School
- Chakra CBSE
Transportation
Road
SH-6 Kallakurichi - Sankarapuram -Tiruvannamalai Road
SH-68 Sankarapuram - Thirukovilur-Cuddalore Road
SH-135 Sankarapuram-Kachirayapalayam-Kallakurichi
Rail
Nearest Railway Station are
- ChinnaSalem 34 km
- Tirukoilur 43 km
- 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
- Salem-118 km
- Chennai-237 km
- Trichy-180 km
- Coimbatore-278 km
- Tiruvannamalai - 46 km
- Kallakurichi - 18 km
- Bangalore -248 km
- Tirupati - 251 km
- Thirukoilur -37 km