About Poovanur Village

Poovanur is a large village in Needamangalam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,831, made up of 1,409 males and 1,422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poovanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poovanur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvarur
Tehsil	Needamangalam
Pincode	612803
Area (hectares)	614.51 hectares
Population	2,831
Male Population	1,409
Female Population	1,422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Poovanur compares

By the 2011 count Poovanur is the 10th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 614.51 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Poovanur

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

Poovanur lies about 41 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Tirunageswaram, about 9.1 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 Poovanur
Nearest railway station	Tirunageswaram	9.1 km
Nearest town	Kumbakonam	9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Needamangalam	31 km
District headquarters	Thiruvarur	41 km

Villages closest to Poovanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poovanur village had a population of 2,831. That makes it the 10th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Poovanur village has 1,409 males and 1,422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poovanur has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Poovanur is 612803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poovanur covers 614.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poovanur falls under Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Poovanur is Tirunageswaram, about 9.1 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 Poovanur.

Poovanur is about 41 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poovanur is in Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Tirunageswaram is about 9.1 km away. Kumbakonam is about 9.7 km away. Needamangalam is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.