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About Narayanpur Village

Narayanpur is a small village in Surajpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 91 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 692 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narayanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narayanpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Surajpur
Pincode 497001
Area (hectares) 64.27 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 91
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 692
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narayanpur compares

By the 2011 count Narayanpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 64.27 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 990.

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 10+ km distance. 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 44 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Bishrampur, about 32 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 Surajpur 31 km
Nearest railway station Bishrampur 32 km
District headquarters Surguja 44 km

Villages closest to Narayanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Surajpur 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 154. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Narayanpur village has 91 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narayanpur has about 692 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Narayanpur is 497001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narayanpur covers 64.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Narayanpur falls under Surajpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Narayanpur is Bishrampur, about 32 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 10+ km distance for Narayanpur.

Narayanpur is about 44 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narayanpur is in Surajpur tehsil of Surguja district. Surajpur is about 31 km away. Bishrampur is about 32 km away. Surguja is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nayanpur (under 2 km), Kharsura (6.1 km) and Pandawanagar (8.3 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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