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About Navalja Village

Navalja is a mid sized village in Kavant tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,972, made up of 985 males and 987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 537.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Navalja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Navalja village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Kavant
Pincode 391170
Area (hectares) 537.3 hectares
Population 1,972
Male Population 985
Female Population 987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Navalja compares

By the 2011 count Navalja is the 27th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,530 residents. Its 537.3 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Navalja

Navalja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Navalja as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Navalja from other places

Navalja lies about 95 km from Vadodara. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Navalja
Tehsil headquarters Kavant 5.2 km
Nearest town Chhota Udepur 26 km
District headquarters Vadodara 95 km

Villages closest to Navalja

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kavant tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Navalja

As per the Census of India 2011, Navalja village had a population of 1,972. That makes it the 27th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,530 residents.

Navalja village has 985 males and 987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Navalja has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Navalja is 391170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Navalja covers 537.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Navalja falls under Kavant tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The census record for Navalja notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Navalja.

Navalja is about 95 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Navalja is in Kavant tehsil of Vadodara district. Kavant is about 5.2 km away. Chhota Udepur is about 26 km away. Vadodara is about 95 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangpur (2.9 km), Raysingpura (2.9 km) and Singalda (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Navalja today is likely to be higher.

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