# Sankaranatham Village, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sivakasi/sankaranatham/ Village · Sivakasi, Virudhunagar # Sankaranatham Sankaranatham is a village in Sivakasi sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626203**. The 2011 Census counted **806 people in 223 households**, the 40th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 806people (2011) - 223households - 64.5%literacy - 626203PIN code ## Sankaranatham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sankaranatham is 626203.** Sankaranatham falls in Sivakasi sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626203 - Gram panchayatSankaranatham - Community development blockSattur - Census village code641292 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sankaranatham from nearby towns? - Sivakasi (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)17 km by road - Sattur (nearest town)8 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Sankaranatham? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sankaranatham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sattur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sattur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Satthur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sankaranatham known for? The main crops are **corn, paddy and maize**. Products made here include crackers. About 7% of the 753 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sankaranatham Of every 100 households in Sankaranatham in 2011, 100 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sankaranatham · ■ Sivakasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **94% Toilet within the home ****60%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **77% Tap water ****52%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%** **58% Use banking services ****23%** **36% Television ****91%** **87% Mobile phone ****66%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **78% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Sankaranatham? ■ Sankaranatham · ■ Sivakasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1205** **979 Working population ****55.7%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.1% for men and 52.4% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 49 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (5%) · **■** Other work 350 (78%) · **■** Marginal 26 (6%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Sivakasi - Nedungulam1,515 people - Achchangulam1,156 people - Kongankulam1,050 people - Namaskarittanpatti1,039 people - Krishnaperi776 people [All 42 villages in Sivakasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sivakasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sankaranatham?626203 - How far is Sankaranatham from Virudhunagar?17 km by road - What is the population of Sankaranatham?806 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sankaranatham in?Virudhunagar district (Sivakasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Sankaranatham?64.5% (Census 2011)