Sankagiri
Sankagiri or Sankari is a panchayat town in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated on the National Highway 544, on the Coimbatore - Salem section.
Sankagiri
Sankari | |
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city | |
| Sankagiri | |
 View from Sankagiri Hill | |
| Nickname: Transport city | |
  Sankagiri Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 11°29′N 77°52′E / 11.48°N 77.87°ECoordinates: 11°29′N 77°52′E / 11.48°N 77.87°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Region | Mazhanadu |
| District | Salem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Special grade town panchayat |
| Elevation | 271 m (889 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 29,467 |
| • Rank | 4 |
| Demonym | Sankagirian |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 637301,637302 |
| Telephone code | 91-04283 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 52 |
| Website | www |
Sankagiri is known for 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.
DemographicsEdit
According to the 2011 census, Sankagiri had a population of 29,467.[1] 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.
Early history and etymologyEdit
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. Sangu means conch and Giri means hill.
EconomyEdit
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. 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.
Places of interestEdit
- Sankagiri Fort
- Sri Selli Amman Temple
- Sri Someswarar with sowndaranayagiamman Temple
- Sri Sendrayaperumal Hill Temple
- Sri Varadharaja Perumal Temple
- Sri Sakthi Mariyamman Temple
- Sri Kotai Mariyamman Temple
- Orukkamalai Temple
- Morur West Sri Nallapulliyannan Temple
- Pullipalayam Arulmigu Yeni Pali Pachiyamman Temple
- Arulmigu Asura Pachiyamman Temple (poomunisamy Kovil - Kayiru kattum kovil)
- Arulmigu Periya Pachiyamman Temple
- Arulmigu Nallavetti Ayyanarappan Temple
- Konakaatu Muniyappan Temple
- CSI Nathaniel Memorial Church, Sankari. This is 130 years old church.
- Manga Malai in Devanagoundanur Village.
- Konganar Siddhar Temple in Devanagoundanur Village.
Railway stationEdit
Sankagiri railway station is also called as Sankari durg (SGE), which is a B grade station in salem division. It has train services to/from:
The nearest railway junctions are Erode and 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:
- Yercaud express ,
- West coast express,
- KSR Bengaluru intercity express.
PoliticsEdit
Sankagiri is a 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 constituency for national elections to the Parliament of India.[2] Refer [[Sankari (state assembly constituency)
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Notable peopleEdit
- P. V. Nandhidhaa, Indian Chess player, India's 17th Woman Grandmaster.[3] Refer List of Indian chess players.
- Edappadi K. Palaniswami, 7th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Refer Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu
- Sankagiri Rajkumar, notable film director of Tamil cinema industry.
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Cities and Towns". citypopulation.de (complied from Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu - Final Notification & Order" (PDF). Delimitation Commission of India. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ↑ "TN Chief Minister honours Chess champion Nandhidhaa". www.dtnext.in. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2020.