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About Navalai Village

Navalai is a large village in Harur tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,127, made up of 1,600 males and 1,527 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 525.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Navalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Navalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Harur
Pincode 635305
Area (hectares) 525.57 hectares
Population 3,127
Male Population 1,600
Female Population 1,527
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Navalai compares

By the 2011 count Navalai is the 13th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 525.57 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Navalai

Navalai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Navalai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Navalai from other places

Navalai lies about 23 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Morappur, about 6.2 km away. 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 Navalai
Nearest railway station Morappur 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Harur 18 km
Nearest town Harūr 18 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 23 km

Villages closest to Navalai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harur 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 Navalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Navalai village had a population of 3,127. That makes it the 13th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Navalai village has 1,600 males and 1,527 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Navalai has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Navalai is 635305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Navalai covers 525.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Navalai falls under Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Navalai is Morappur, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Navalai.

Navalai is about 23 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Navalai is in Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Morappur is about 6.2 km away. Harur is about 18 km away. Harūr is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Elavadi (3.3 km), Kosapatty (3.4 km) and Samandahalli (4.1 km).

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

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