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About Nara Village

Nara is a mid sized village in Kanker tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 858, made up of 428 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Kanker
Pincode 494334
Area (hectares) 343.1 hectares
Population 858
Male Population 428
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
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 45th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 343.1 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

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 29 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 41 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
Tehsil headquarters Kanker 9.1 km
Nearest town Kānker 9.1 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 29 km
Nearest railway station Dhamtari 41 km

Villages closest to Nara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanker 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 858. That makes it the 45th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Nara village has 428 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nara has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Nara is 494334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nara covers 343.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nara falls under Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nara is Dhamtari, about 41 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 29 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nara is in Kanker tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Kanker is about 9.1 km away. Kānker is about 9.1 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagodar (under 2 km), Salhebhat (2.0 km) and Kokadi (2.7 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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