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About Navalur Village

Navalur is a large village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,473, made up of 1,711 males and 1,762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1300.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636116, 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 Salem
Tehsil Attur
Pincode 636116
Area (hectares) 1300.23 hectares
Population 3,473
Male Population 1,711
Female Population 1,762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Navalur compares

By the 2011 count Navalur is the 33rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 1300.23 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Navalur

Navalur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ 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 65 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Talaivasal, about 8.3 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 railway station Talaivasal 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Attur 17 km
District headquarters Salem 65 km

Villages closest to Navalur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Attur 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 3,473. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Navalur village has 1,711 males and 1,762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Navalur has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Navalur is 636116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Navalur covers 1300.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Navalur falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Navalur is Talaivasal, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Navalur.

Navalur is about 65 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Navalur is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Talaivasal is about 8.3 km away. Attur is about 17 km away. Salem is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Punavasal (2.9 km), Kamakkapalayam (3.1 km) and Thenkumarai (4.3 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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