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About Narayanpur Village

Narayanpur is a mid sized village in Kunkuri tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,221, made up of 581 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narayanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narayanpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Kunkuri
Pincode 496225
Area (hectares) 333.88 hectares
Population 1,221
Male Population 581
Female Population 640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narayanpur compares

By the 2011 count Narayanpur is the 21st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 905 residents. Its 333.88 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Narayanpur

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

Narayanpur lies about 24 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Ambikapur, about 84 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 Narayanpur
Tehsil headquarters Kunkuri 13 km
District headquarters Jashpur 24 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 24 km
Nearest railway station Ambikapur 84 km

Villages closest to Narayanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narayanpur village had a population of 1,221. That makes it the 21st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 905 residents.

Narayanpur village has 581 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narayanpur has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Narayanpur is 496225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narayanpur covers 333.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Narayanpur falls under Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Narayanpur is Ambikapur, about 84 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 Narayanpur.

Narayanpur is about 24 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narayanpur is in Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district. Kunkuri is about 13 km away. Jashpur is about 24 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keradih (9.4 km), Bhelwatoli (9.9 km) and Khutgaon (10 km).

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

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