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About Narwar Village

Narwar is a small village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 427, made up of 227 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narwar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Pincode 841420
Area (hectares) 222 hectares
Population 427
Male Population 227
Female Population 200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narwar compares

By the 2011 count Narwar is the 72nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Narwar

Narwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Narwar as Available within <5 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 Narwar from other places

Narwar lies about 46 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Katalpur Halt, about 6.3 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 Narwar
Tehsil headquarters Baikunthpur 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Katalpur Halt 6.3 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 11 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 46 km

Villages closest to Narwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narwar village had a population of 427. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Narwar village has 227 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narwar has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Narwar is 841420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narwar covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Narwar falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Narwar is Katalpur Halt, about 6.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Narwar.

Narwar is about 46 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narwar is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Baikunthpur is about 5.4 km away. Katalpur Halt is about 6.3 km away. Sāhibganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khobharipur (under 2 km), Kalyanpur (under 2 km) and Fajullahpur (under 2 km).

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

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