Sankarankovil

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Sankarankovil Punnai Vanam, Sankarankoil
Municipality
Nickname:  Sangai
Sankarankovil Location in Tenkasi district,Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 9°10′N 77°33′E / 9.16°N 77.55°E / 9.16; 77.55
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tenkasi district
Taluk	Sankarankoil taluk
Founded by	Ukkira Pandiya Raja
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Body	Sankarankoil Municipality
• Member of Legislative Assembly	E. Raja
Elevation	143 m (469 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	70,574
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	627756
Telephone code	+91 – 4636
Vehicle registration	TN-79 (Sankarankovil RTO)
Website	www.sankarankovil.in
1st Grade Municipality

Sankarankovil is a Municipality in the Tenkasi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was formerly known as Sankaranayinarkoil. Sankarankovil is the home to the Sankara Narayanar Temple .