Kovur
City
Kovur
Kovur
Coordinates: 13°00′39″N 80°07′04″E / 13.010800°N 80.117700°E / 13.010800; 80.117700
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Chennai
Metro	Chennai
Elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	5,948
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Pincode	600128

Kovur is a suburb west of Chennai, India. It is located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and is situated at a distance of about 5 kilometers from Porur on the Porur-Kundrathur Road. Kovur is located at an altitude of about 44 m above the mean sea level.^[1]

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, Kovur had a population of 5,948 with 3,004 males and 2,944 females. The sex ratio was 948 and the literacy rate, 84.48.^{[citation needed]}