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About Naran Village

Naran is a mid sized village in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,060, made up of 543 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naran village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Nokha
Pincode 802217
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 1,060
Male Population 543
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naran compares

By the 2011 count Naran is the 52nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Naran

Naran is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Naran as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Naran from other places

Naran lies about 53 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 5.1 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 Naran
Nearest railway station Garhnokha 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nokha 6.1 km
District headquarters Rohtas 53 km

Villages closest to Naran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naran village had a population of 1,060. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,834 residents.

Naran village has 543 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naran has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Naran is 802217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naran covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naran falls under Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Naran is Garhnokha, about 5.1 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 km distance for Naran.

Naran is about 53 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naran is in Nokha tehsil of Rohtas district. Garhnokha is about 5.1 km away. Nokha is about 6.1 km away. Rohtas is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Milki (under 2 km), Karan (under 2 km) and Pach Pakhri (under 2 km).

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

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