Poovalai is a village in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the Gummidipoondi taluk.[1]
Poovalai | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Poovalai Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Poovalai Poovalai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 13°30′07″N 80°03′33″E / 13.5018556°N 80.0590804°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Tiruvallur |
| Taluk | Gummidipoondi taluk |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,033 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 2011 census code | 628551 |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Poovalai has 235 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 55.54%.[2]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1033 | 523 | 510 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 158 | 81 | 77 |
| Scheduled caste | 447 | 234 | 213 |
| Scheduled tribe | 93 | 48 | 45 |
| Literates | 486 | 266 | 220 |
| Workers (all) | 579 | 323 | 256 |
| Main workers (total) | 574 | 319 | 255 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 500 | 266 | 234 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Main workers: Other | 55 | 42 | 13 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Non-workers | 454 | 200 | 254 |
References
edit- ^ "Tamil Nadu village directory" (PDF). Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Thiruvallur population". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 11 October 2015.