Sundarapandiam is a panchayat town in Virudhunagar district

Virudhunagar District

Virudhunagar District is an administrative district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. Virudhunagar is the district headquarters. Virudhunagar district was formed from parts of Tirunelveli and Madurai districts....

 in the India

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 of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

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, Sundarapandiam had a population of 8547. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Sundarapandiam has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 49%. In Sundarapandiam, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age. Weaving and Agriculture ate Main occupations of the people living here.

List of schools

• Government Higher Secondary School
• Union Elementary School
• Viveka School (English Medium)
• Saliyar Elementary School
• Sithi Vinayagar Elementary School, Agatthapatti

Societies (government-approved)

• Sundarapandiam R91 Weaver's Society
• Thiruvalluvar Weaver's Society
• Thirukural Weaver's Society
• Oovaiyar Weaver's Society
• Thirukural Ve. Ka Weaver's Society
• Sundarapandiam Milk dairy Society
• Agathapatti Q631 Weaver's Scociety

Transport

Sundarapandiam (panchayat) is located one 1 km from the main road between Krishnancoil

Krishnancoil

Krishnancoil is a suburb in Nagercoil, in the District of Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India, named after the temple of Lord Krishna situated within. It is situated on National Highway 47, which connects Nagercoil with Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala....

 and Watrap

Watrap

Watrap is a small village located in Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu, India. Its geographical coordinates are .The name Watrap is a corruption of "vatratha iruppu" meaning surplus water. The holy uphill shrine "Sundara Mahalingam temple" is located here...

. Approximately, every 30 minutes a bus leaves from Srivilliputtur (via, Krishnancoil) or from Watrap to this place. Another mode of reaching to Sundarapandiam by automobile. Take an auto from Krishnancoil which is located 5 km away.

Krishnancoil can be reached around the clock by taking a bus at Madurai (Mattuthavani) bound for Senkottai/Tenkasi/Rajapalayam. It is located 80 km from Madurai.

Nearest Railway Station : Srivilliputtur (20 km distant)

Nearest Airport : Madurai (70 km distant)

Nearby towns and cities

• Srivilliputtur (~15 km)
• Rajapalayam
  Rajapalayam
  Rajapalayam is a town and a special grade municipality in Virudhunagar district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 85 km southwest of Madurai in the state of Tamil Nadu. Its main attractions are the Ayyanar Falls and the neighbour town of Srivilliputtur...
  
   (~26 km)
• Sivakasi
  Sivakasi
  Sivakasi is an active town and a municipality in Virudhunagar District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the capital of India’s firecracker industry with about 8,000 factories, big and small, producing 90 percent of the total fireworks output.It is also known as "kutti japan" meaning "small...
  
   (~35 km)
• Madurai
  Madurai
  Madurai is the third largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It served as the capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom. It is the administrative headquarters of Madurai District and is famous for its temples built by Pandyan and...
  
   (~85 km)
• Watrap
  Watrap
  Watrap is a small village located in Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu, India. Its geographical coordinates are .The name Watrap is a corruption of "vatratha iruppu" meaning surplus water. The holy uphill shrine "Sundara Mahalingam temple" is located here...
  
   (~6 km)
• Krishnancoil
  Krishnancoil
  Krishnancoil is a suburb in Nagercoil, in the District of Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India, named after the temple of Lord Krishna situated within. It is situated on National Highway 47, which connects Nagercoil with Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala....
  
  (~5 km)

Nearby villages

• (less 1 km radial distance)
• Agathapatti
• Sempatti
• Venkatapuram
• Ramachandrapuram
• Madurapuri

Rivers and lakes

Sundarapandiam is located at river bed of Arjuna. Many small lakes are located around this place, namely, Senkulum, Periyakulam and karisalkulam. Main source of drinking water is taken under ground.