About Poovam Village

Poovam is a mid sized village in Karaikal Taluk tehsil, in the district of Karaikal, Puducherry. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,565, made up of 765 males and 800 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609609, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poovam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poovam village
Description	Value
State	Puducherry
District	Karaikal
Tehsil	Karaikal Taluk
Pincode	609609
Area (hectares)	217.89 hectares
Population	1,565
Male Population	765
Female Population	800
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,046
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poovam compares

By the 2011 count Poovam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,874 residents. Its 217.89 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Poovam

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

Poovam lies about 30 km from Karaikal, and the nearest railway station is Velankanni, about 4.3 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 Poovam
Nearest railway station	Velankanni	4.3 km
Nearest town	Nagapattinam	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karaikal Taluk	30 km
District headquarters	Karaikal	30 km

Villages closest to Poovam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karaikal Taluk 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 Poovam

As per the Census of India 2011, Poovam village had a population of 1,565. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,874 residents.

Poovam village has 765 males and 800 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poovam has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Poovam is 609609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poovam covers 217.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Poovam falls under Karaikal Taluk tehsil of Karaikal district in Puducherry.

The nearest railway station to Poovam is Velankanni, about 4.3 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 Poovam.

Poovam is about 30 km from Karaikal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poovam is in Karaikal Taluk tehsil of Karaikal district. Velankanni is about 4.3 km away. Nagapattinam is about 13 km away. Karaikal Taluk is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.