About Narkandi Village

Narkandi is a large village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,280, made up of 1,641 males and 1,639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 588 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narkandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narkandi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Gumia
Pincode	825312
Area (hectares)	588 hectares
Population	3,280
Male Population	1,641
Female Population	1,639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Narkandi compares

By the 2011 count Narkandi is the 7th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 588 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Narkandi

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

Narkandi lies about 59 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Danea, about 16 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 Narkandi
Nearest railway station	Danea	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gumia	24 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	59 km

Villages closest to Narkandi

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

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Common questions about Narkandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Narkandi village had a population of 3,280. That makes it the 7th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Narkandi village has 1,641 males and 1,639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narkandi has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Narkandi is 825312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narkandi covers 588 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Narkandi falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Narkandi is Danea, about 16 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 Narkandi.

Narkandi is about 59 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narkandi is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Danea is about 16 km away. Gumia is about 24 km away. Bokaro is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.