Sankarapuram is a taluk of Viluppuram district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Sankarapuram town is a headquarter for this taluk. There are 188 villages in sankarapuram taluk. After formation of chinnasalem taluk. Before that Nearly 350 Villages under the control of sankarapuram taluk.
The Chinnasalem town's railway station serves trains on the route to Mettur, Cuddalore, Nagore, Pondicherry, Salem, Coimbatore, Mangalore, Bangalore, Chennai and Mumbai.