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Poovathur Population - Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

Poovathur is a large village located in Orathanadu Taluka of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu with total 528 families residing. The Poovathur village has population of 2263 of which 1104 are males while 1159 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Poovathur village population of children with age 0-6 is 251 which makes up 11.09 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Poovathur village is 1050 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Poovathur as per census is 832, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Poovathur village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Poovathur village was 70.13 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Poovathur Male literacy stands at 80.56 % while female literacy rate was 60.48 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Poovathur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Poovathur village.

Poovathur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 528 - -
Population 2,263 1,104 1,159
Child (0-6) 251 137 114
Schedule Caste 100 53 47
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 70.13 % 80.56 % 60.48 %
Total Workers 936 636 300
Main Worker 719 - -
Marginal Worker 217 104 113

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.42 % of total population in Poovathur village. The village Poovathur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Poovathur village out of total population, 936 were engaged in work activities. 76.82 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.18 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 936 workers engaged in Main Work, 336 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 167 were Agricultural labourer.