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Sankarankovil, India

Sankarankovil is a town of 57,277 people in Tamil Nadu, India.

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Population57,277 GeoNames
RegionTamil Nadu
Elevation154 m 505 ft
Time zoneAsia/Kolkata
Nearest airportTuticorin Airport (TCR) 73 km

Churches and places of worship2

Arulmigu Sankaranarayana Swamy Temple

Place of worship · 0.9 km

Ancient Hindu temple with an ornately carved, colourful facade, along with a pond & statues.

Ayyanar Temple Road, Sankarankoil, Tamil Nadu, Sankaran Kovil

Mo-Su 05:00-12:30; Mo-Su 16:00-21:00

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Sri Pampatti Sidhar Jeeva Samadhi Peedam

Place of worship · 1.3 km

Ancient Hindu temple with an ornately carved, colourful facade, along with a pond & statues.

Sankarankoil, Tamil Nadu 627756

Mo-Su 06:00-12:00; Mo-Su 15:00-20:00

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Healthcare22

Annamalai Hospital

Hospital · 1.2 km

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Aravind Eye Hospital

Clinic and pharmacy · 0.8 km

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Dr. Samuvel Ortho Hospital

Hospital

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Dr. Sivkami Hospital

Hospital · 0.6 km

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Dr. V. Srinivasan Hospital

Hospital · 0.9 km

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Eswari Hospital

Hospital

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Karthik Clinic

Clinic and pharmacy · 0.6 km

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Kavin Homeopathy Clinic

Clinic and pharmacy · 0.6 km

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Kirsnaveni Hospital

Hospital

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Krishna Hospital

Hospital · 1.1 km

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NMS Hospital

Hospital · 1.1 km

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Ravi Hospital

Hospital · 1.6 km

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Map of Sankarankovil

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Getting there and nearby towns

Tuticorin Airport (TCR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 73 km away.

  • Puliyankudi 16 km west, about 16 min by car
  • Vāsudevanallūr 16 km northwest, about 16 min by car
  • Kalugumalai 18 km east, about 18 min by car
  • Tiruvengadam 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
  • Srivilliputhur 39 km north, about 39 min by car
  • Tirunelveli 52 km south, about 52 min by car
  • Punalūr 70 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Pathanāmthitta 84 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
  • Nedumangād 87 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
  • Adūr 89 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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