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About Narbada Village

Narbada is a mid sized village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 427 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narbada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narbada village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 204.61 hectares
Population 820
Male Population 427
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narbada compares

By the 2011 count Narbada is the 73rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 204.61 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Narbada

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

Narbada lies about 55 km from Durg. 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 Narbada
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 7.0 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 10 km
District headquarters Durg 55 km

Villages closest to Narbada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narbada village had a population of 820. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Narbada village has 427 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narbada has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Narbada is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narbada covers 204.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Narbada falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Narbada notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Narbada.

Narbada is about 55 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narbada is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 7.0 km away. Dhamtari is about 10 km away. Durg is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarbada (under 2 km), Akalwara (under 2 km) and Darra (under 2 km).

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

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