Sambankulam | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Tamil Nadu#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates: | 8.7931°N 77.3408°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tirunelveli |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 102 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 627412 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | (91)4634 |
Registration Plate: | TN-76,TN-72 |
Sambankulam is a village in District of Tirunelveli.The spoken language in this area is Tamil.Sambankulam is located on the bank of Gadananathi River (Kadana Nadi), which means "kadana dam river" and flows throughout the year. The area is surrounded by mountains and hills which are part of the Western Ghats. Sambankulam is located between two tourist spots: Sivasailam temple 2 km from the village.and Gadananathi River dam, 3 km from the village. The village has many paddy fields, mango orchards, vegetable gardens, palm trees and tall coconut trees.
Bus and train are the major transport methods. The nearest railway station is in Alwarkurichi, 5 km from the village.
The place will be greenish even during the summer months. During the month of Chitirai (mid April) to Puratasi (mid October) wind from the mountains blows gently and rain sprinkles and makes the place cool.