Sankarankoil is a Town and Taluka in Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu. In India, a taluka is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.
According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Sankarankoil Block (CD) is 05871. Total area of sankarankoil taluka is 966 km² including 937.64 km² rural area and 28.82 km² urban area. Sankarankoil taluka has a population of 3,50,144 peoples, out of which urban population is 65,614 while rural population is 2,84,530. Sankarankoil taluka has a population density of 362 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 95,446 houses in the sub-district, including 16,904 urban houses and 78,542 rural houses.
When it comes to literacy, 67.66% population of sankarankoil taluka is literate, out of which 75.87% males and 59.65% females are literate. There are about 83 villages in sankarankoil taluka, which you can browse from sankarankoil taluka villages list (along with gram panchayat & nearest town information) below.
# | Village Name | Gram Panchayat | Nearest Town |
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1 | A Karisalkulam | A Karisalkulam | Sankarankoil |
2 | A Madhurapuri | N/A | Kalugumalai (8 km) |
3 | Achchampatti | Achampatty | Sankarankoil |
4 | Alagapuri | Alagapuri | Sankarankoil |
5 | Alangulam | K Alankulam | Kalugumalai |
6 | Ariyanayagipuram | Ariyanayagipuram | Sankarankoil |
7 | Athipatti | Athipatti | Thiruvenkadam |
8 | Chattrappatti | Chathirapatti | Thiruvenkadam |
9 | Chettikulam | Usilankulam | Sankarankoil |
10 | Chinnakovilankulam | Chinnakovilankulam | Sankarankoil |
11 | Devarkulam A | Devarkulam | Devarkulam |
12 | Echchanda | Echanda | Sankarankoil |
13 | Ilandaikulam | Ilandhikulam | Sankarankoil |
14 | K Karisalkulam | K Karisalkulam | Sankarankoil |
15 | Kalappalankulam | Kalappalankulam | Kalugumalai |
16 | Kalingappatti | Kalingapatti | Sankarankoil |
17 | Kalppakulam | Kalappakulam | Sankarankoil |
18 | Karisattan | Karisathan | Sankarankoil |
19 | Karivalamvandanallur | Karivalamvandanallur | Sankarankoil |
20 | Keelaneelidanallur | Keelaneelithanallur | Sankarankoil |
21 | Kilveerasigamani | Keelaveerasigamanai | Sankarankoil |
22 | Ko Maruthappapuram | Ko Marathappapuram | Sankarankoil |
23 | Kulakkattakurichi | Kulakattakuruchi | Thiruvenkadam |
24 | Kulasekaramangalam | Kulasekaramangalam | Sankarankoil |
25 | Kulasekarapperi | Chathirapatti | Sankarankoil |
26 | Kurukkalpatti | Kurukkalpatty | Sankarankoil |
27 | Kurunjakulam | Kurunjakulam | Thiruvenkadam |
28 | Kuruvikulam | T Kuruvikulam | Thiruvenkadam |
29 | Kuvalaikkanni | Kuvalaikanni | Sankarankoil |
30 | Madhathupatti | Madathupatty | Sankarankoil |
31 | Madhurapuri | Chidhambarapuram | Sankarankoil |
32 | Mahendravadi | Mahenderavadi | Kalugumalai |
33 | Maipparai | Maiparai | Thiruvenkadam |
34 | Malaiyankulam | Malayankulam | Sankarankoil |
35 | Manalur | Manaloor | Sankarankoil |
36 | Marudankinar | Maruthankinaru | Sankarankoil |
37 | Mela Ilandaikulam | Melailanthaikulam | Surandai |
38 | Melaneelidanallur | Melaneelithanallur | Sankarankoil |
39 | Moovirunthali | Moovirunthali | Sankarankoil |
40 | Naduvakurichi | Naduvakurichi Minor | Sankarankoil |
41 | Naduvappatti | Mukkuttumalai | Thiruvenkadam |
42 | Nalanthula | Nalandula | Kalugumalai |
43 | Naluvasankottai | Vagaikulam | Sankarankoil |
44 | Narikudi | Narikudi | Sankarankoil |
45 | Nochikulam | Nochikulam | Puliyankudi |
46 | Palankottai | Palankottai | Kalugumalai |
47 | Panaiyur | Panaiyoor | Sankarankoil |
48 | Pandappuli | Pandapuli | Thiruvenkatam |
49 | Paruvakkudi | Paruvakudi | Sankarankoil |
50 | Pattadaikatti | Pattadaikatti | Sankarankoil |
51 | Periyakovilankulam | Periakovilankulam | Sankarankoil |
52 | Periyur | Periyoor | Sankarankoil |
53 | Perumalpatti | Mangudi | Sankarankoil |
54 | Perumpathur | Perumpathur | Sankarankoil |
55 | Perunkottur | Perunkottur | Sankarankoil |
56 | Poigai | Poigai | Sankarankoil |
57 | Punnaivanam | Punnaivanam | Eruvadi |
58 | Ramalingapuram | Ramalingapuram | Sankarankoil |
59 | Rengasamudram | Karisathan | Thiruvenkatam |
60 | Sangupatti | Sangupatti | Thiruvenkadam |
61 | Sathirakondan | Chathirakondan | Sankarankoil |
62 | Sayamalai | Sayamalai | Sankarankoil |
63 | Sendamangalam | Serndamangalam Kasba | Sankarankoil |
64 | Sevalkulam | Sevalkulam | Sankarankoil |
65 | Subbiahpuram | Subbihapuram | Thiruvenkatam (5 km) |
66 | Sundankurichi | Sundankuruchi | Sankarankoil |
67 | Sundaresapuram | Ramalingapuram | Thiruvenkadam |
68 | Thadiyampatti | Thadiyampatty | Sankarankoil |
69 | Therkku Sankarankovil | Ramanathapuram | Sankarankoil |
70 | Usilamgulam | Usilankulam | Kalugumalai |
71 | Vadakkuppanaivadali | Vadakkupanavadali | Sankarankoil |
72 | Vadakkupudur | Vadakkupudur | Sankarankoil |
73 | Vadikkottai | Vadikottai | Sankarankoil |
74 | Vagaikulam | Vagaikulam | Sankarankoil |
75 | Valavandapuram | Perumalpatty | Sankarankoil |
76 | Vanniconendal | Vannikonendal | Sankarankoil |
77 | Varaganur | Varaganoor | Thiruvenkadam |
78 | Vayali | Subbulapuram | Sankarankoil |
79 | Veerasigamani | Veerasigamani | Sankarankoil |
80 | Veeriruppu | Veereruppu | Sankarankoil |
81 | Vellakulam | Vellakulam | Thiruvenkadam |
82 | Vellalankulam | Vellalankulam | Sankarankoil |
83 | Vellappaneri | Vellappaneri | Kayatthar |
Particulars | Rural | Urban | Total |
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Total Population | 2,84,530 | 65,614 | 3,50,144 |
Male Population | 1,40,351 | 32,614 | 1,72,965 |
Female Population | 1,44,179 | 33,000 | 1,77,179 |
Population Density | 303 / km² | 2,277 / km² | 362 / km² |
Sub-District Overview | |
Sub-District (Hindi) : | Sankarankoil (संकरनकोइल) |
District : | Tirunelveli |
State / UT : | Tamil Nadu |
Total Area : | 966 km² |
Total Population : | 3,50,144 |
Density : | 362/km² |
Total Villages : | 83 |
Total Population | Villages in Sankarankoil Taluka |
less Than 200 | N/A |
200 - 499 | 5 |
500 - 999 | 6 |
1000 - 1999 | 18 |
2000 - 4999 | 34 |
5000 - 9999 | 17 |
10000 and above | 3 |
Related Pages |
List of Talukas in Tirunelveli |
List of Districts in Tamil Nadu |
* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.