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Country
  
India

District
  
Tiruchirappalli

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Population
  
10,234 (2007)

State
  
Tamil Nadu

Taluk
  
Lalgudi

Vehicle registration
  
TN 48

Local time
  
Friday 6:18 AM

Poovalur

Weather
  
23°C, Wind S at 0 km/h, 85% Humidity

Poovalur is a panchayat town in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Poovalur is just 2 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.

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Map of Puvalur, Tamil Nadu 621712

Demographics

As of 2001 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.

Notable inhabitants

  • Trichy Sankaran, mridangam player and teacher
  • Poovalur Sriji, mridangam player and teacher
  • References

    Poovalur Wikipedia