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About Narawand Village

Narawand is a mid sized village in Bakavand tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 652, made up of 328 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narawand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narawand village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bakavand
Pincode 496445
Area (hectares) 271.98 hectares
Population 652
Male Population 328
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narawand compares

By the 2011 count Narawand is the 82nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 271.98 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Narawand

Narawand is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Narawand as Available. 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 Narawand from other places

Narawand lies about 23 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Amagura, about 31 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 Narawand
Tehsil headquarters Bakavand 23 km
District headquarters Bastar 23 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 30 km
Nearest railway station Amagura 31 km

Villages closest to Narawand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narawand village had a population of 652. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Narawand village has 328 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narawand has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Narawand is 496445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narawand covers 271.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Narawand falls under Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Narawand is Amagura, about 31 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Narawand.

Narawand is about 23 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narawand is in Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district. Bakavand is about 23 km away. Bastar is about 23 km away. Jagdalpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonpur (under 2 km), Karpawand (2.5 km) and Matnar (2.6 km).

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

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