About Poovalai Village

Poovalai is a mid sized village in Gummidipoondi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,033, made up of 523 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 706.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poovalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poovalai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Gummidipoondi
Pincode	601201
Area (hectares)	706.59 hectares
Population	1,033
Male Population	523
Female Population	510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 km distance

How Poovalai compares

By the 2011 count Poovalai is the 47th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents. Its 706.59 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Poovalai

Poovalai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Poovalai as Available within 5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Peddikuppam, Peria Obulapuram, Peria Soliambakkam and Periapuliyur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Poovalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Poovalai village had a population of 1,033. That makes it the 47th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents.

Poovalai village has 523 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poovalai has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Poovalai is 601201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poovalai covers 706.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Poovalai falls under Gummidipoondi tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Poovalai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 km distance for Poovalai.

Poovalai is in Gummidipoondi tehsil of Thiruvallur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.