About Poruvai Village

Poruvai is a large village in Iluppur tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,095, made up of 1,038 males and 1,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1202.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poruvai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poruvai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Pudukkottai
Tehsil	Iluppur
Pincode	621316
Area (hectares)	1202.98 hectares
Population	2,095
Male Population	1,038
Female Population	1,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Poruvai compares

By the 2011 count Poruvai is the 40th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,183 residents. Its 1202.98 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Poruvai

Poruvai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Poruvai 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Poruvai from other places

Poruvai lies about 42 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Samudram, about 5.9 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 Poruvai
Nearest railway station	Samudram	5.9 km
Nearest town	Manapparai	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Iluppur	17 km
District headquarters	Pudukkottai	42 km

Villages closest to Poruvai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poruvai village had a population of 2,095. That makes it the 40th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,183 residents.

Poruvai village has 1,038 males and 1,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poruvai has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Poruvai is 621316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poruvai covers 1202.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Poruvai falls under Iluppur tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Poruvai is Samudram, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Poruvai.

Poruvai is about 42 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poruvai is in Iluppur tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Samudram is about 5.9 km away. Manapparai is about 14 km away. Iluppur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.