About Poovalai Village

Poovalai is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,946, made up of 983 males and 963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 760.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poovalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poovalai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Tehsil	Chidambaram
Pincode	608601
Area (hectares)	760.65 hectares
Population	1,946
Male Population	983
Female Population	963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Poovalai compares

By the 2011 count Poovalai is the 52nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 760.65 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Poovalai

Poovalai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poovalai 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pichavaram R F, Pinnalur, Pinnattur and Poolamedu. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Poovalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Poovalai village had a population of 1,946. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Poovalai village has 983 males and 963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poovalai has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Poovalai is 608601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poovalai covers 760.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poovalai falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Poovalai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Poovalai is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.