About Poovarany Village

Poovarany is one of the larger villages in Meenachil tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,102, made up of 7,959 males and 8,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2773 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686577, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poovarany Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poovarany village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Tehsil	Meenachil
Pincode	686577
Area (hectares)	2773 hectares
Population	16,102
Male Population	7,959
Female Population	8,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poovarany compares

By the 2011 count Poovarany is the 9th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents. Its 2773 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Poovarany

Poovarany is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poovarany 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 Poovarany from other places

Poovarany lies about 22 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Ettumanoor, about 18 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 Poovarany
Nearest town	Palai	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Ettumanoor	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meenachil	22 km
District headquarters	Kottayam	22 km

Villages closest to Poovarany

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Meenachil 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 Poovarany

As per the Census of India 2011, Poovarany village had a population of 16,102. That makes it the 9th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents.

Poovarany village has 7,959 males and 8,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poovarany has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Poovarany is 686577. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poovarany covers 2773 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poovarany falls under Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Poovarany is Ettumanoor, about 18 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 Poovarany.

Poovarany is about 22 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poovarany is in Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district. Palai is about 5.6 km away. Ettumanoor is about 18 km away. Meenachil is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.