# Poovathur Village, Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/poovathur/ Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur # Poovathur Poovathur is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614625**. The 2011 Census counted **2,263 people in 528 households**, the 40th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 2,263people (2011) - 528households - 70.1%literacy - 614625PIN code ## Poovathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poovathur is 614625.** Poovathur falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614625 - Gram panchayatPoovathur - Community development blockOrathanadu - Census village code638896 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poovathur from nearby towns? - Orathanadu (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)32 km by road - Orathanadu (nearest town)7 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 Poovathur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Poovathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Orathanadu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Orathanadu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mannarkudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Poovathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and coconut**. About 63% of the 583 hectares of village land is sown, and 357 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 Poovathur Of every 100 households in Poovathur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Poovathur · ■ Orathanadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **88% Toilet within the home ****25%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **79% Tap water ****100%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **91% Use banking services ****51%** **41% Television ****79%** **84% Mobile phone ****73%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Poovathur? ■ Poovathur · ■ Orathanadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832** **954 Working population ****41.4%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.6% for men and 60.5% for women. 58% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 336 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (18%) · **■** Household industry 36 (4%) · **■** Other work 180 (19%) · **■** Marginal 217 (23%) 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 Orathanadu - Palankandakudikadu2,303 people - Ambalapattu South2,302 people - Avidanalla Vijayapuram2,298 people - Cholapuram2,285 people - Thelungan kudikadu2,259 people - Pannikondaviduthy2,253 people - Eachankottai2,198 people - Cholagankudikadu2,195 people [All 118 villages in Orathanadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poovathur?614625 - How far is Poovathur from Thanjavur?32 km by road - What is the population of Poovathur?2,263 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poovathur in?Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poovathur?70.1% (Census 2011)