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About Narayanpur Village

Narayanpur is a small village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 192, made up of 95 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narayanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narayanpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ranishwar
Pincode 814148
Area (hectares) 29 hectares
Population 192
Male Population 95
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narayanpur compares

By the 2011 count Narayanpur is the 143rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Narayanpur

Narayanpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Narayanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Narayanpur from other places

Narayanpur lies about 31 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 13 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 Narayanpur
Nearest railway station Harinsing 13 km
Nearest town Siuri 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranishwar 31 km
District headquarters Dumka 31 km

Villages closest to Narayanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narayanpur village had a population of 192. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Narayanpur village has 95 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narayanpur has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Narayanpur is 814148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narayanpur covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Narayanpur falls under Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Narayanpur is Harinsing, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Narayanpur.

Narayanpur is about 31 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narayanpur is in Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 13 km away. Siuri is about 26 km away. Ranishwar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sihulibana (4.5 km), Agar (5.2 km) and Patusola (6.5 km).

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

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