# Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu 

# Sankarapuram

Sankarapuram is a sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **407,970 people**, 1 town and 187 villages (178 inhabited). The largest village is Sirpanandal (9,887 people).

- 407,970people (2011)
- 187villages
- 1town
- 64.1%literacy

## Population of Sankarapuram compared with Viluppuram

■ Sankarapuram · ■ Viluppuram district

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**941

Working population ****51.7%**

**49.2%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sankarapuram

Of every 100 households in Sankarapuram in 2011, 92 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sankarapuram · ■ Viluppuram district

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**77%

Tap water ****79%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**68%

Use banking services ****49%**

**46%

Television ****76%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****93%**

**90%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Sankarapuram

- Sankarapuram15,664 people

## Largest villages in Sankarapuram

- Sirpanandal · 9,887 people
- Rishivandiyam · 8,225 people
- Poottai · 7,962 people
- Arasambattu · 6,598 people
- Viriyur · 6,354 people
- Melsiruvalur · 6,231 people
- Pasar · 6,190 people
- Moongilthuraippattu · 6,036 people
- Alathur · 5,875 people
- Pudupalapattu · 5,778 people
- Devapandalam · 5,775 people
- La-Gudalur · 5,590 people
- Soolankurichi · 5,070 people
- Pallagachcheri · 4,858 people
- Kaduvanur · 4,826 people
- Puduppattu · 4,792 people

[All 187 villages in Sankarapuram →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Sankarapuram?187 (178 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Sankarapuram in?Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Sankarapuram?407,970 (Census 2011)