About Pavumba Village

Pavumba is one of the larger villages in Karunagappally tehsil, in the district of Kollam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,230, made up of 8,059 males and 9,171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,138 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1182 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 690574, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pavumba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pavumba village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Tehsil	Karunagappally
Pincode	690574
Area (hectares)	1182 hectares
Population	17,230
Male Population	8,059
Female Population	9,171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,138
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pavumba compares

By the 2011 count Pavumba is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 24,065 residents. Its 1182 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1113.

Getting to Pavumba

Pavumba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pavumba as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pavumba from other places

Pavumba lies about 25 km from Kollam, and the nearest railway station is Karunagapalli railway station, about 7.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Pavumba
Nearest town	Thodiyoor	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karunagappally	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Karunagapalli railway station	7.1 km
District headquarters	Kollam	25 km

Villages closest to Pavumba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karunagappally tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Pavumba

As per the Census of India 2011, Pavumba village had a population of 17,230. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 24,065 residents.

Pavumba village has 8,059 males and 9,171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pavumba has about 1138 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1113.

The pincode recorded for Pavumba is 690574. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pavumba covers 1182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pavumba falls under Karunagappally tehsil of Kollam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Pavumba is Karunagapalli railway station, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pavumba.

Pavumba is about 25 km from Kollam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pavumba is in Karunagappally tehsil of Kollam district. Thodiyoor is about 3.6 km away. Karunagappally is about 6.2 km away. Karunagapalli railway station is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.