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About Navalur Village

Navalur is a large village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,539, made up of 1,902 males and 1,637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Navalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Navalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Chengalpattu
Pincode 603103
Area (hectares) 209.07 hectares
Population 3,539
Male Population 1,902
Female Population 1,637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Navalur compares

By the 2011 count Navalur is the 18th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 209.07 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Navalur

Navalur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Navalur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 3 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Navalur from other places

Navalur lies about 46 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Otivakkam, about 8.0 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 Navalur
Nearest town Tirukkalikkunram 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Otivakkam 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chengalpattu 13 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 46 km

Villages closest to Navalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Navalur village had a population of 3,539. That makes it the 18th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Navalur village has 1,902 males and 1,637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Navalur has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Navalur is 603103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Navalur covers 209.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Navalur falls under Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Navalur is Otivakkam, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 3 km distance for Navalur.

Navalur is about 46 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Navalur is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Tirukkalikkunram is about 2.1 km away. Otivakkam is about 8.0 km away. Chengalpattu is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murugamangalam (2.9 km), Thalimangalam (2.9 km) and Vengadamangalam (2.9 km).

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

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