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About Nara Village

Nara is a large village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,023, made up of 1,501 males and 1,522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 745.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493441
Area (hectares) 745.37 hectares
Population 3,023
Male Population 1,501
Female Population 1,522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nara compares

By the 2011 count Nara is the 20th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 745.37 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Nara

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

Nara lies about 27 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Lakholi, about 6.9 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 Nara
Nearest railway station Lakholi 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 11 km
District headquarters Raipur 27 km

Villages closest to Nara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nara village had a population of 3,023. That makes it the 20th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Nara village has 1,501 males and 1,522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nara has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Nara is 493441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nara covers 745.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nara falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nara is Lakholi, about 6.9 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 Nara.

Nara is about 27 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nara is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Lakholi is about 6.9 km away. Arang is about 11 km away. Raipur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sandi (1.9 km), Bhansoj (2.2 km) and Dighari (2.4 km).

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

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