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About Naro Village

Naro is a mid sized village in Topchanchi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,814, made up of 923 males and 891 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naro village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Topchanchi
Pincode 828402
Area (hectares) 543.86 hectares
Population 1,814
Male Population 923
Female Population 891
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Naro compares

By the 2011 count Naro is the 19th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 543.86 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Naro

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

Naro lies about 50 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Kawar, about 14 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 Naro
Nearest railway station Kawar 14 km
Nearest town Giridih 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Topchanchi 28 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 50 km

Villages closest to Naro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naro village had a population of 1,814. That makes it the 19th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Naro village has 923 males and 891 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naro has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Naro is 828402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naro covers 543.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naro falls under Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Naro is Kawar, about 14 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 Naro.

Naro is about 50 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naro is in Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Kawar is about 14 km away. Giridih is about 21 km away. Topchanchi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwadih (3.2 km), Khurdih (4.5 km) and Dharampur (4.6 km).

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

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