About Poravipalayam Village

Poravipalayam is one of the larger villages in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,568, made up of 3,280 males and 3,288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2932.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poravipalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poravipalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Coimbatore
Tehsil	Pollachi
Pincode	642110
Area (hectares)	2932.99 hectares
Population	6,568
Male Population	3,280
Female Population	3,288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poravipalayam compares

By the 2011 count Poravipalayam is the 6th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 2932.99 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1012.

Getting to Poravipalayam

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

Poravipalayam lies about 30 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Kovilpalaiyam, about 6.3 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 Poravipalayam
Nearest railway station	Kovilpalaiyam	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pollachi	10 km
District headquarters	Coimbatore	30 km

Villages closest to Poravipalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poravipalayam village had a population of 6,568. That makes it the 6th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Poravipalayam village has 3,280 males and 3,288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poravipalayam has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Poravipalayam is 642110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poravipalayam covers 2932.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poravipalayam falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Poravipalayam is Kovilpalaiyam, about 6.3 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 Poravipalayam.

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

Poravipalayam is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Kovilpalaiyam is about 6.3 km away. Pollachi is about 10 km away. Coimbatore is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.