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About Navalur Village

Navalur is a mid sized village in Sriperumbudur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 767, made up of 384 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 602105, 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 Sriperumbudur
Pincode 602105
Area (hectares) 305.07 hectares
Population 767
Male Population 384
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 20 km distance

How Navalur compares

By the 2011 count Navalur is the 78th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 305.07 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 20 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 33 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Vandalur, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters Sriperumbudur 6.0 km
Nearest town Srīperumbūdūr 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Vandalur 12 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 33 km

Villages closest to Navalur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sriperumbudur 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 767. That makes it the 78th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Navalur village has 384 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Navalur has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Navalur is 602105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Navalur covers 305.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Navalur is Vandalur, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 20 km distance.

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

Navalur is about 33 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 Sriperumbudur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Sriperumbudur is about 6.0 km away. Srīperumbūdūr is about 6.0 km away. Vandalur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolathur (under 2 km), Vengadu (1.8 km) and Pillaipakkam (1.8 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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