Sankarapuram
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Sankarapuram is a panchayat town in Viluppuram district
Viluppuram District
Villupuram is one of the thirty districts which make up Tamil Nadu state situated on the southern tip of India. The district headquarters is located at Villupuram. Villupuram district came into existence on 30 September 1993 when it was created out of South Arcot district...

 in the India
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 of Tamil Nadu
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Demographics

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, Sankarapuram had a population of 12,243. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Sankarapuram has an average literacy rate of 65%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 57%. In Sankarapuram, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
This panchayat has insufficient bus facilities, no railway connections and receives vegetables from the nearest towns of Kallakkurichi
Kallakkurichi
Kallakurichi is a municipality in Viluppuram district in state of Tamil Nadu, India.-Demographics: India census, Kallakurichi had a population of 36,742. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kallakurichi has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of...

 and Thiruvannamalai. This town is surrounded by a lot of villages. From here, one can easily access Bangalore, Tirupathi, Chennai and Vellore cities by bus.
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