Sankaralingapuran

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Sankaralingapuram v • d • e Tamil Nadu • India
Sankaralingapuram
District(s)	Virudhunagar
Coordinates	9.37° N 77.93° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	3 km² (1 mi²) • 56 m (184 ft)
Population • Density	2,274 (2001) • 413/km²
Mayor	king edward
Codes • Postal • Telephone • Vehicle	• 626 119 • +91-4566 • TN 67

Coordinates: 9.37° N 77.93° E

Sanakarlingapuram is an industrial village and a Village panchayat in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

1 Overview
2 Educational institutions
3 Geography
4 Demographics
5 References

[edit] Overview

The village is located in the bank of Arjuna river, a dry river. Sankaralingapuram has contents of black soil around the town, suitable for cotton cultivation. The village lies in bettwn NH7 and the state highway connecting Virudhunagar & Sivakasi. It has very good road and railway connectivity. The village is previouly famous for its handloom weaving industry. Nowadays, we can hardly see such in-house handloom industries. The village also has many other small scale cottage industries like match industries, fire works.

The village is now famous for Eatable Items like Mutton, Karuppu Mittai.

The village has many moderate size temples of Goddess Sowdambigai amman and Lord Muruga.

[edit] Educational institutions

The following are the educational institutions in sankaralingapuram

1. Government Higher Secondaray School

2. Panchayat Union Elementary School

[edit] Geography

Sankaralingapuram is located at 9.37° N 77.93° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 56 metres (183 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Sankaralingapuram had a population of 2,274. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Sankaralingapuram has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 69%. In Sankaralingapuram, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.