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About Kovanur Village

Kovanur is a mid sized village in Ponnamaravathi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 800, made up of 367 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,180 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kovanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kovanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Ponnamaravathi
Pincode 622402
Area (hectares) 552.05 hectares
Population 800
Male Population 367
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,180
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kovanur compares

By the 2011 count Kovanur is the 29th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,955 residents. Its 552.05 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Kovanur

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

Kovanur lies about 21 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Namanasamudram, about 15 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 Kovanur
Nearest railway station Namanasamudram 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponnamaravathi 21 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 21 km

Villages closest to Kovanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kovanur village had a population of 800. That makes it the 29th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,955 residents.

Kovanur village has 367 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kovanur has about 1180 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Kovanur is 622402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kovanur covers 552.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kovanur falls under Ponnamaravathi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kovanur is Namanasamudram, about 15 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 Kovanur.

Kovanur is about 21 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kovanur is in Ponnamaravathi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Namanasamudram is about 15 km away. Ponnamaravathi is about 21 km away. Pudukkottai is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mekkinipatti (under 2 km), Sevalur (2.1 km) and Sundaram (2.2 km).

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

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