About Narwal Village

Narwal is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 349 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares.

Narwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narwal village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	94 hectares
Population	704
Male Population	349
Female Population	355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Narwal compares

By the 2011 count Narwal is the 139th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Narwal

Narwal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Narwal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Narwal from other places

Narwal lies about 39 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 6.8 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 Narwal
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Dhachna	6.8 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	17 km
District headquarters	Katihar	39 km

Villages closest to Narwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narwal village had a population of 704. That makes it the 139th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Narwal village has 349 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narwal has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 928.

Narwal covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Narwal falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Narwal is Dhachna, about 6.8 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 10+ km distance for Narwal.

Narwal is about 39 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narwal is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi is about 4.0 km away. Dhachna is about 6.8 km away. Rāiganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.