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About Nariha Village

Nariha is a mid sized village in Kondagaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 745, made up of 372 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 760.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nariha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nariha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Kondagaon
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 760.3 hectares
Population 745
Male Population 372
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nariha compares

By the 2011 count Nariha is the 72nd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 927 residents. Its 760.3 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Nariha

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

Nariha lies about 63 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Silak Jhori, about 67 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 Nariha
Tehsil headquarters Kondagaon 23 km
District headquarters Bastar 63 km
Nearest railway station Silak Jhori 67 km

Villages closest to Nariha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nariha village had a population of 745. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 927 residents.

Nariha village has 372 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nariha has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Nariha is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nariha covers 760.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nariha falls under Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nariha is Silak Jhori, about 67 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 village for Nariha.

Nariha is about 63 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nariha is in Kondagaon tehsil of Bastar district. Kondagaon is about 23 km away. Bastar is about 63 km away. Silak Jhori is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adnar (1.9 km), Madanar (1.9 km) and Madhanar (1.9 km).

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

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