Poovalur

Town Panchayat in Tamil Nadu, India

10°54′01″N 78°49′51″E / 10.90028°N 78.83083°E / 10.90028; 78.83083Country

IndiaStateTamil NaduDistrictTiruchirappalliTalukLalgudiPopulation

(2007)

• Total10,234Languages

• OfficialTamilTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Vehicle registrationTN 48

Poovalur is a panchayat town in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Poovalur is just 3 km from its taluk headquarters Lalgudi. It lies on the Tiruchirappalli–Chidambaram national highway NH 227 . Generally the livelihood of this town's people is agriculture. Banana, paddy, and sugarcane are the notable crops grown in this area.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Puvalur had a population of 7745. In 2007, Poovalur has 10,234 people. It is a developing panchayat. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Puvalur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 69%. In Puvalur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notable inhabitants

Trichy Sankaran, mridangam player and teacher

References

^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.