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Sankar Nagar
Thalaiyuthu | |
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Town Panchayat | |
  Sankar Nagar Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 8°48′34″N 77°43′17″E / 8.80944°N 77.72139°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tirunelveli |
| Founded by | Sankaralinga iyear |
| Named for | Sankar Cements |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 5,067 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 627357 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-72 |
Sankar Nagar or Thalaiyuthu is a panchayat town in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located about 8 km north of Tirunelveli on the way to Madurai on highway NH 44. The town is popularly called as Sankar Nagar (or Sankarnagar) because of the Sankar Cement factory which initiated settlement in the area.
There are two higher secondary school (Sankar higher secondary school and SJSSGJ Matriculation higher secondary school), 4 cotton mills and one government modern rice mill.