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About Nariyara Village

Nariyara is one of the larger villages in Akaltara tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,942, made up of 5,618 males and 4,324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 770 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1736.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495553, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nariyara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nariyara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Akaltara
Pincode 495553
Area (hectares) 1736.75 hectares
Population 9,942
Male Population 5,618
Female Population 4,324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 770
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nariyara compares

By the 2011 count Nariyara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents. Its 1736.75 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Nariyara

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

Nariyara lies about 19 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 9.4 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 Nariyara
Nearest railway station Kotmi Sonar 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Akaltara 9.5 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 19 km

Villages closest to Nariyara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nariyara village had a population of 9,942. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents.

Nariyara village has 5,618 males and 4,324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nariyara has about 770 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Nariyara is 495553. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nariyara covers 1736.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nariyara falls under Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nariyara is Kotmi Sonar, about 9.4 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 Nariyara.

Nariyara is about 19 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nariyara is in Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Kotmi Sonar is about 9.4 km away. Akaltara is about 9.5 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonsari (2.8 km), Jhilmila (2.9 km) and Banahil (3.4 km).

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

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