# Poovalai Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore 

# Poovalai

Poovalai is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608601**. The 2011 Census counted **1,946 people in 482 households**, the 52nd largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,946people (2011)
- 482households
- 74.0%literacy
- 608601PIN code

## Poovalai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Poovalai is 608601.** Poovalai falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608601
- Gram panchayatPuvalai
- Community development blockParangipettai
- Census village code636750

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Poovalai from nearby towns?

- Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)40 km by road
- Parangipettai (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Poovalai?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Poovalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · B.Mutlur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mutlur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chinnakummatti
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 21 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Poovalai known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 82% of the 761 hectares of village land is sown, and 428 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Poovalai

Of every 100 households in Poovalai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Poovalai · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**69%

Tap water ****98%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**70%

Use banking services ****21%**

**44%

Television ****95%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Poovalai?

■ Poovalai · ■ Chidambaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**899

Working population ****41.4%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 65.0% for women. 61% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 322 (40%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 198 (25%) · **■** Marginal 246 (31%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chidambaram

- Tachakkadu1,974 people
- Vatharayanthethu1,967 people
- Kummudimulai1,959 people
- Kezhamungiladi1,957 people
- Sathappadi1,926 people
- Ayyanurakkaramangalam1,918 people
- Manikollai1,910 people
- Kannangudi1,905 people

[All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poovalai?608601
- How far is Poovalai from Cuddalore?40 km by road
- What is the population of Poovalai?1,946 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poovalai in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Poovalai?74.0% (Census 2011)