Geographic Location of Poovam

The village Poovam is located in Karaikal Taluk Commune Panchayat of Karaikal District in the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. It is governed by Poovam(part) Gram Panchayat. It comes under Karaikal Cd Block Community Development Block. The nearest town is Karaikal, which is about 10 kilometers away from Poovam.

Travel and Communication for Poovam

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Poovam,
Karaikal,
Puducherry, India
PIN - 609609

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Poovam

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A brief summary of available data for Poovam is given below:

Social Structure of Poovam

As per available data from the year 2009, 1565 persons live in 388 house holds in the village Poovam. There are 800 female individuals and 765 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.12% and males constitute 48.88% of the total population.

There are 370 scheduled castes persons of which 192 are females and 178 are males. Females constitute 51.89% and males constitute 48.11% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 23.64% of the total population.

Population density of Poovam is 718.25 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Poovam

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Total area of Poovam is 217.89 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 10.51 ha. About 10.37 ha is un-irrigated area. About 0.14 ha is irrigated area. About 0.14 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 61.63 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 5.06 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 38.04 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 74.54 ha is culturable waste land. About 28.11 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Poovam

There is a government pre-primary school in the village Poovam.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Poovam.

There is a government middle school in the village Poovam.

There is a government secondary school in the village Poovam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kottucherry, which is less than 5 kms away from Poovam.

Colleges in Poovam

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Karaikal, which is 5-10 kms away from Poovam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Thiruvettakudy, which is 5-10 kms away from Poovam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Keezhakasakudy, which is 5-10 kms away from Poovam.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Thiruvettakudy, which is 5-10 kms away from Poovam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Varichikudy, which is less than 5 kms away from Poovam.

Other Educational Facilities in Poovam

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Thirumalairayanpattinam, which is more than 10 kms away from Poovam.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Karaikal, which is 5-10 kms away from Poovam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Karaikal, which is 5-10 kms away from Poovam.

Healthcare Facilities in Poovam

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Poovam.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Poovam.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Poovam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Poovam.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Poovam.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Poovam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Poovam.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Poovam.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Poovam.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Poovam.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Poovam.

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