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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.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Poovalur (Puvalur)
Settlement.native_name_lang
Tamil
Settlement.settlement_type
Town Panchayat
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India Tamil Nadu#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Tamil Nadu
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Tiruchirappalli
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Taluk
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Lalgudi
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_total
10,234
Settlement.population_as_of
2007
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.demographics_type1
Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1
Official

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
village in India
Country
India
Area
5.18
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postal code
621712
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Demographics
  • Notable inhabitants
  • References
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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== India census, 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Poovalur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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