Poovalai
Poovalai is a village in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in the Gummidipoondi taluk.
Demographics
According 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%.
| 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
- ^ "Tamil Nadu village directory" (PDF). Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
- ^ "Thiruvallur population". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 11 October 2015.