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About Narayan Bagh Village

Narayan Bagh is a large village in Lar tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,666, made up of 2,246 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 187 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.9 hectares hectares.

Narayan Bagh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narayan Bagh village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Tehsil Lar
Area (hectares) 44.9 hectares
Population 2,666
Male Population 2,246
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 187
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Narayan Bagh compares

By the 2011 count Narayan Bagh is the 12th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents. Its 44.9 hectares work out to about 59 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Narayan Bagh

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

Narayan Bagh lies about 9.6 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 9.7 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 Bagh
District headquarters Ganderbal 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Mazhom 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Lar 21 km

Villages closest to Narayan Bagh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narayan Bagh village had a population of 2,666. That makes it the 12th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,921 residents.

Narayan Bagh village has 2,246 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narayan Bagh has about 187 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 879.

Narayan Bagh covers 44.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 59 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Narayan Bagh falls under Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Narayan Bagh is Mazhom, about 9.7 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Narayan Bagh.

Narayan Bagh is about 9.6 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narayan Bagh is in Lar tehsil of Ganderbal district. Ganderbal is about 9.6 km away. Mazhom is about 9.7 km away. Lar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghi Dab (2.4 km), Dab (2.4 km) and Wakura (3.9 km).

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

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