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About Narhi Village

Narhi is a mid sized village in Kurtha tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,156, made up of 603 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kurtha
Pincode 804421
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 1,156
Male Population 603
Female Population 553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narhi compares

By the 2011 count Narhi is the 34th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Narhi

Narhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Narhi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Narhi from other places

Narhi lies about 20 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 19 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 Narhi
Tehsil headquarters Kurtha 3.0 km
Nearest town Tekāri 18 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 19 km
District headquarters Arwal 20 km

Villages closest to Narhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narhi village had a population of 1,156. That makes it the 34th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Narhi village has 603 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narhi has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Narhi is 804421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narhi covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Narhi falls under Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Narhi is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Narhi.

Narhi is about 20 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narhi is in Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district. Kurtha is about 3.0 km away. Tekāri is about 18 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirhi (under 2 km), Kubri (under 2 km) and Kimdar Chak (1.6 km).

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

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