About Poovalur Village

Poovalur is a mid sized village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 626 males and 705 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614628, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poovalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poovalur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Tehsil	Pattukkottai
Pincode	614628
Area (hectares)	643.22 hectares
Population	1,331
Male Population	626
Female Population	705
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,126
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poovalur compares

By the 2011 count Poovalur is the 83rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 643.22 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1090.

Getting to Poovalur

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

Poovalur lies about 43 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Ottankadu, about 8.1 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 Poovalur
Nearest railway station	Ottankadu	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pattukkottai	11 km
District headquarters	Thanjavur	43 km

Villages closest to Poovalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poovalur village had a population of 1,331. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Poovalur village has 626 males and 705 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poovalur has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Poovalur is 614628. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poovalur covers 643.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poovalur falls under Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Poovalur is Ottankadu, about 8.1 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 Poovalur.

Poovalur is about 43 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poovalur is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Ottankadu is about 8.1 km away. Pattukkottai is about 11 km away. Thanjavur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.