Village · Pattukkottai, Thanjavur # Poovanam Poovanam is a village in Pattukkottai sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 614803. The 2011 Census counted 1,623 people in 447 households, the 67th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%. - 1,623 people (2011) - 447 households - 67.6% literacy - 614803 PIN code ## Poovanam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Poovanam is 614803. Poovanam falls in Pattukkottai sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 614803 - Gram panchayat Poovanam - Community development block Sethubhavachatram - Census village code 639081 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Poovanam from nearby towns? - Pattukkottai (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ) 45 km by road - Adiramapattinam (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Poovanam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Poovanam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pallikondan - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Adirampattinam - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pattukkottai - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Poovanam known for? The main crops are paddy, coconut and ground nut. About 54% of the 714 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Poovanam Of every 100 households in Poovanam in 2011, 74 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Poovanam · ■ Pattukkottai rural average - Electricity for lighting 74% 82% - Toilet within the home 15% 29% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 69% - Tap water 99% 93% - Drinking water within premises 3% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 27% 13% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 72% 87% - Use banking services 24% 42% - Television 78% 83% - Mobile phone 52% 64% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 15% 19% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 11% 7% - Own their home 97% 86% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Poovanam? ■ Poovanam · ■ Pattukkottai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.6% 77.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1070 1083 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 736 964 - Working population 38.6% 43.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.9% for men and 58.3% for women. 58% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 133 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 230 (37%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 63 (10%) · ■ Marginal 199 (32%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pattukkottai - Ettupulikkadu 1,779 people - Karagavayal 1,773 people - Thokkalikkadu 1,694 people - Madathikkadu 1,647 people - Vendakkottai 1,608 people - Pannaivayal 1,603 people - Kurichi 1,546 people - Palaverikadu 1,545 people All 166 villages in Pattukkottai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poovanam? 614803 - How far is Poovanam from Thanjavur? 45 km by road - What is the population of Poovanam? 1,623 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poovanam in? Thanjavur district (Pattukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poovanam? 67.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/pattukkottai/poovanam/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.