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About Narayan Village

Narayan is a small village in Dadahu tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 114 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narayan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narayan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Dadahu
Pincode 173022
Area (hectares) 190.16 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 114
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narayan compares

By the 2011 count Narayan is the 26th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 242 residents. Its 190.16 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Narayan

Narayan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Narayan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Narayan from other places

Narayan lies about 8.6 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 44 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 Narayan
Tehsil headquarters Dadahu 3.1 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 8.6 km
Nearest town Nāhan 13 km
Nearest railway station Barog 44 km

Villages closest to Narayan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narayan village had a population of 227. That makes it the 26th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 242 residents.

Narayan village has 114 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narayan has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Narayan is 173022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narayan covers 190.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Narayan falls under Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Narayan is Barog, about 44 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Narayan.

Narayan is about 8.6 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narayan is in Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district. Dadahu is about 3.1 km away. Sirmaur is about 8.6 km away. Nāhan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panar Kalyana (under 2 km), Kataha (under 2 km) and Dhang (1.5 km).

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

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