About Narava Village

Narava is a large village in Gantyada tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,854, made up of 1,517 males and 1,337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narava Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narava village
Description	Value
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Vizianagaram
Tehsil	Gantyada
Pincode	535215
Area (hectares)	341 hectares
Population	2,854
Male Population	1,517
Female Population	1,337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Narava compares

By the 2011 count Narava is the 6th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,490 residents. Its 341 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Narava

Narava is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Narava 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Narava from other places

Narava lies about 9.5 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Gotlam, about 4.6 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 Narava
Tehsil headquarters	Gantyada	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	Gotlam	4.6 km
District headquarters	Vizianagaram	9.5 km

Villages closest to Narava

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

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Common questions about Narava

As per the Census of India 2011, Narava village had a population of 2,854. That makes it the 6th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,490 residents.

Narava village has 1,517 males and 1,337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narava has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Narava is 535215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narava covers 341 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Narava falls under Gantyada tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Narava is Gotlam, about 4.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Narava.

Narava is about 9.5 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narava is in Gantyada tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Gantyada is about 3.4 km away. Gotlam is about 4.6 km away. Vizianagaram is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.