Sambavarvadakarai is a Panchayat town in the Tenkasi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the north shore of the Hanumannathi River in Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu, Sambavarvadakarai is divided into two sections, Melur and Keelur corresponding to its location along the river. The name is a portmanteau of the Tamil words sambavar, vada (north), and karai (shore).