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About Narra Village

Narra is a large village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,154, made up of 1,061 males and 1,093 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 666.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493551
Area (hectares) 666.32 hectares
Population 2,154
Male Population 1,061
Female Population 1,093
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Narra compares

By the 2011 count Narra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 666.32 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Narra

Narra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Narra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Narra from other places

Narra lies about 46 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Khariar Road, about 3.0 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 Narra
Nearest railway station Khariar Road 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 18 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 46 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 46 km

Villages closest to Narra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narra village had a population of 2,154. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Narra village has 1,061 males and 1,093 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narra has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Narra is 493551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narra covers 666.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Narra falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Narra is Khariar Road, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Narra is about 46 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narra is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Khariar Road is about 3.0 km away. Bagbahra is about 18 km away. Mahasamund is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratapali (1.6 km), Sonamundi (2.4 km) and Bindrawan (2.5 km).

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

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