Poovalur

Town Panchayat in Tamil Nadu, India

Poovalur (Puvalur)
Town Panchayat
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Coordinates: 10°54′01′′N 78°49′51′′E / 10.90028°N 78.83083°E / 10.90028; 78.83083
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruchirappalli
Taluk	Lalgudi
Population (2007)
• Total	10,234
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TN 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

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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.