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About Narojal Village

Narojal is a mid sized village in Thanamandi tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,347, made up of 722 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narojal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narojal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Thanamandi
Pincode 185212
Area (hectares) 214.1 hectares
Population 1,347
Male Population 722
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narojal compares

By the 2011 count Narojal is the 22nd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 214.1 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Narojal

Narojal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Narojal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Narojal from other places

Narojal lies about 30 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 57 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 Narojal
Tehsil headquarters Thanamandi 12 km
Nearest town Pūnch 26 km
District headquarters Rajouri 30 km
Nearest railway station Naid Gaam Railway Station 57 km

Villages closest to Narojal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narojal village had a population of 1,347. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Narojal village has 722 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narojal has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Narojal is 185212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narojal covers 214.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Narojal falls under Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Narojal is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 57 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 - 10 km distance for Narojal.

Narojal is about 30 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narojal is in Thanamandi tehsil of Rajouri district. Thanamandi is about 12 km away. Pūnch is about 26 km away. Rajouri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panghai (9.2 km), Azmat Abad (9.3 km) and Manhal (9.3 km).

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

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