# Poovalai Village, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/poovalai/ Village · Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur # Poovalai Poovalai is a village in Gummidipoondi sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,033 people in 235 households**, the 47th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 1,033people (2011) - 235households - 55.5%literacy - 601201PIN code ## Poovalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poovalai is 601201.** Poovalai falls in Gummidipoondi sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601201 - Gram panchayatPoovalai - Community development blockGummidipoondi - Census village code628551 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? - Gummidipoondi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)56 km by road - Gummidipoondi (nearest town)19 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? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Poovalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arambakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kilmudalambedu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gummidipoondi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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, mango and ground nut**. About 82% of the 707 hectares of village land is sown, and 255 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, 77 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Poovalai · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **95% Toilet within the home ****0%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **76% Tap water ****100%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **60% Use banking services ****1%** **38% Television ****73%** **86% Mobile phone ****51%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **7% Own their home ****100%** **90% 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 · ■ Gummidipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **965 Working population ****56.1%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.2% for men and 50.8% for women. 62% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 12 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 500 (86%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (9%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%) 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 Gummidipoondi - Chedilpakkam1,369 people - Kannambakkam1,161 people - Poovalambedu1,056 people - Medhipalayam1,052 people - Rettambedu965 people - Narasingapuram893 people - Appavaram872 people - Kanlur858 people [All 80 villages in Gummidipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/gummidipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poovalai?601201 - How far is Poovalai from Thiruvallur?56 km by road - What is the population of Poovalai?1,033 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poovalai in?Thiruvallur district (Gummidipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poovalai?55.5% (Census 2011)