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About Narsingha Village

Narsingha is a mid sized village in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,254, made up of 645 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narsingha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narsingha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Shivaji Nagar
Pincode 848117
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 1,254
Male Population 645
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narsingha compares

By the 2011 count Narsingha is the 42nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Narsingha

Narsingha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Narsingha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Narsingha from other places

Narsingha lies about 25 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Angar Ghat, about 17 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 Narsingha
Tehsil headquarters Shivaji Nagar under 2 km
Nearest town Rosera 16 km
Nearest railway station Angar Ghat 17 km
District headquarters Samastipur 25 km

Villages closest to Narsingha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shivaji Nagar 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 Narsingha

As per the Census of India 2011, Narsingha village had a population of 1,254. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Narsingha village has 645 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narsingha has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Narsingha is 848117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narsingha covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Narsingha falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Narsingha is Angar Ghat, about 17 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 village for Narsingha.

Narsingha is about 25 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narsingha is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about under 2 km away. Rosera is about 16 km away. Angar Ghat is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumra Mohan (under 2 km), Sisai Raja (under 2 km) and Rajaur Rambhadarpur (under 2 km).

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

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