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About Poovampalayam Village

Poovampalayam is a mid sized village in Perundurai tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 846, made up of 413 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638052, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poovampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poovampalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Perundurai
Pincode 638052
Area (hectares) 102.37 hectares
Population 846
Male Population 413
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Poovampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Poovampalayam is the 48th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents. Its 102.37 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Poovampalayam

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

Poovampalayam lies about 14 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Anangur, 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 Poovampalayam
Nearest railway station Anangur 6.3 km
Nearest town Tattānkuttai 7.5 km
District headquarters Erode 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Perundurai 29 km

Villages closest to Poovampalayam

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

Common questions about Poovampalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Poovampalayam village had a population of 846. That makes it the 48th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents.

Poovampalayam village has 413 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poovampalayam has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Poovampalayam is 638052. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poovampalayam covers 102.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Poovampalayam falls under Perundurai tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Poovampalayam is Anangur, 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 Poovampalayam.

Poovampalayam is about 14 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poovampalayam is in Perundurai tehsil of Erode district. Anangur is about 6.3 km away. Tattānkuttai is about 7.5 km away. Erode is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ayegoundanpalayam (2.7 km), Kuppuchipalayam (5.4 km) and Marappanaickampalayam (7.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Poovampalayam today is likely to be higher.

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