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About Narla Village

Narla is a mid sized village in Budhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,973, made up of 1,050 males and 923 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1668.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narla village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Budhal
Pincode 185233
Area (hectares) 1668.9 hectares
Population 1,973
Male Population 1,050
Female Population 923
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narla compares

By the 2011 count Narla is the 28th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 1668.9 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Narla

Narla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Narla as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Narla from other places

Narla lies about 17 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 42 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 Narla
Tehsil headquarters Budhal 6.1 km
District headquarters Rajouri 17 km
Nearest town Rajaori 27 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 42 km

Villages closest to Narla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narla village had a population of 1,973. That makes it the 28th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Narla village has 1,050 males and 923 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narla has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Narla is 185233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narla covers 1668.9 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.

Narla falls under Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Narla is Dugga, about 42 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Narla.

Narla is about 17 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narla is in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Budhal is about 6.1 km away. Rajouri is about 17 km away. Rajaori 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 Keri Narondi (under 2 km), Dandwat (3.6 km) and Budhal (6.1 km).

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

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