About Naraun Village

Naraun is a large village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,059, made up of 1,103 males and 956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares.

Naraun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naraun village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Area (hectares)	234 hectares
Population	2,059
Male Population	1,103
Female Population	956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	867
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Naraun compares

By the 2011 count Naraun is the 24th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Naraun

Naraun is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Naraun as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Naraun from other places

Naraun lies about 23 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Murahara, about 22 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 Naraun
Nearest town	Amarpur	17 km
Nearest railway station	Murahara	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	23 km
District headquarters	Banka	23 km

Villages closest to Naraun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naraun village had a population of 2,059. That makes it the 24th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Naraun village has 1,103 males and 956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naraun has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Naraun covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Naraun falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Naraun is Murahara, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Naraun.

Naraun is about 23 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naraun is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Amarpur is about 17 km away. Murahara is about 22 km away. Shambhuganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.