Poovathur is a village in Orathanadu tehsil in district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. As per the data provided by Census of India in 2011, total population of Poovathur was 2,263 which includes 1,104 males and 1,159 females. Poovathur covers 583.1 ha area. Pincode of Poovathur is 614625.