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About Narian Village

Narian is a large village in Nowshehra tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,896, made up of 4,049 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 209 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1727.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narian village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Nowshehra
Pincode 185151
Area (hectares) 1727.2 hectares
Population 4,896
Male Population 4,049
Female Population 847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 209
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 Narian compares

By the 2011 count Narian is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 1727.2 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 926.

Getting to Narian

Narian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Narian 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 Narian from other places

Narian lies about 21 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 61 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 Narian
Tehsil headquarters Nowshehra 8.1 km
Nearest town Rajaori 18 km
District headquarters Rajouri 21 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 61 km

Villages closest to Narian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narian village had a population of 4,896. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Narian village has 4,049 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narian has about 209 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Narian is 185151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narian covers 1727.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Narian falls under Nowshehra tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Narian is Dugga, about 61 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 Narian.

Narian is about 21 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narian is in Nowshehra tehsil of Rajouri district. Nowshehra is about 8.1 km away. Rajaori is about 18 km away. Rajouri 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 Hunjana Khanka (3.4 km), Pokharni (3.4 km) and Kothara Jagir (7.8 km).

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

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