About Poovani Village

Poovani is a large village in Srivaikuntam tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,914, made up of 1,432 males and 1,482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2414.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poovani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poovani village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Srivaikuntam
Pincode	628303
Area (hectares)	2414.55 hectares
Population	2,914
Male Population	1,432
Female Population	1,482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,035
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Poovani compares

By the 2011 count Poovani is the 23rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents. Its 2414.55 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Poovani

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

Poovani lies about 29 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Naraikkinar, about 5.7 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 Poovani
Nearest railway station	Naraikkinar	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Srivaikuntam	22 km
Nearest town	Milavittan	23 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	29 km

Villages closest to Poovani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poovani village had a population of 2,914. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents.

Poovani village has 1,432 males and 1,482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poovani has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Poovani is 628303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poovani covers 2414.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Poovani falls under Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Poovani is Naraikkinar, about 5.7 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 Poovani.

Poovani is about 29 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poovani is in Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Naraikkinar is about 5.7 km away. Srivaikuntam is about 22 km away. Milavittan is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.