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About Narhan Village

Narhan is a large village in Raghunathpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,751, made up of 1,815 males and 1,936 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narhan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Raghunathpur
Pincode 841504
Area (hectares) 261 hectares
Population 3,751
Male Population 1,815
Female Population 1,936
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narhan compares

By the 2011 count Narhan is the 15th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Narhan

Narhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Narhan as Available within <5 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 Narhan from other places

Narhan lies about 29 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Chhata Aschaura, 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 Narhan
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathpur 3.5 km
Nearest town Maniar 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Chhata Aschaura 17 km
District headquarters Siwan 29 km

Villages closest to Narhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narhan village had a population of 3,751. That makes it the 15th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents.

Narhan village has 1,815 males and 1,936 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narhan has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Narhan is 841504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narhan covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Narhan falls under Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Narhan is Chhata Aschaura, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Narhan.

Narhan is about 29 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narhan is in Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district. Raghunathpur is about 3.5 km away. Maniar is about 7.9 km away. Chhata Aschaura 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 Narhan Diara (under 2 km), Salempur (under 2 km) and Nawada (2.2 km).

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

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