About Narchawar Village

Narchawar is a mid sized village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,149, made up of 618 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narchawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narchawar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Harnaut
Pincode	803110
Area (hectares)	184 hectares
Population	1,149
Male Population	618
Female Population	531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	859
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Narchawar compares

By the 2011 count Narchawar is the 43rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Narchawar

Narchawar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Narchawar as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Narchawar from other places

Narchawar lies about 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Wena, about 3.9 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 Narchawar
Nearest railway station	Wena	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harnaut	5.6 km
Nearest town	Bakhtiarpur	14 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	20 km

Villages closest to Narchawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narchawar village had a population of 1,149. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Narchawar village has 618 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narchawar has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Narchawar is 803110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narchawar covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Narchawar falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Narchawar is Wena, about 3.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Narchawar.

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

Narchawar is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Wena is about 3.9 km away. Harnaut is about 5.6 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.