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 (upper town) and Keelur (lower town) corresponding to its location along the river.

The name is a portmanteau of the Tamil words sambavar (a sub-caste), vada (north), and karai (shore).

Moreover, the child-gender ratio is around 932, compared to the Tamil Nadu state average of 943.

The temple's main deities are Sri Moolanatha Swamy and Maduravani Ambal.