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About Naraina Village

Naraina is a mid sized village in Fatwah tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,289, made up of 667 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naraina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naraina village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Fatwah
Pincode 803201
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 1,289
Male Population 667
Female Population 622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naraina compares

By the 2011 count Naraina is the 38th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Naraina

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

How far is Naraina from other places

Naraina lies about 16 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Banka Ghat, about 3.0 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 Naraina
Nearest railway station Banka Ghat 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatwah 3.7 km
Nearest town Fatwa 3.7 km
District headquarters Patna 16 km

Villages closest to Naraina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naraina village had a population of 1,289. That makes it the 38th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Naraina village has 667 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naraina has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Naraina is 803201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naraina covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Naraina falls under Fatwah tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Naraina is Banka Ghat, about 3.0 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 - 10 km distance for Naraina.

Naraina is about 16 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naraina is in Fatwah tehsil of Patna district. Banka Ghat is about 3.0 km away. Fatwah is about 3.7 km away. Fatwa is about 3.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daulatpur (under 2 km), Abdalpur (under 2 km) and Bikrampur (under 2 km).

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

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