About Poruvalur Village

Poruvalur is a large village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,456, made up of 1,773 males and 1,683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 595.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poruvalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poruvalur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Sankarapuram
Pincode	605702
Area (hectares)	595.08 hectares
Population	3,456
Male Population	1,773
Female Population	1,683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poruvalur compares

By the 2011 count Poruvalur is the 33rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 595.08 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Poruvalur

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

Poruvalur lies about 56 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tandarai, about 20 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 Poruvalur
Nearest railway station	Tandarai	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sankarapuram	20 km
Nearest town	Tiruvannamalai	22 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	56 km

Villages closest to Poruvalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Poruvalur village had a population of 3,456. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Poruvalur village has 1,773 males and 1,683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poruvalur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Poruvalur is 605702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poruvalur covers 595.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poruvalur falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Poruvalur is Tandarai, about 20 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 Poruvalur.

Poruvalur is about 56 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poruvalur is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tandarai is about 20 km away. Sankarapuram is about 20 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.