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About Narainpur Village

Narainpur is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 117 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narainpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Shikaripara
Pincode 816118
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 117
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,128
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narainpur compares

By the 2011 count Narainpur is the 159th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Narainpur

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

Narainpur 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 Narainpur
Nearest railway station Harinsing 13 km
Nearest town Siuri 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikaripara 31 km
District headquarters Dumka 31 km

Villages closest to Narainpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narainpur village had a population of 249. That makes it the 159th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Narainpur village has 117 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narainpur has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Narainpur is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narainpur covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Narainpur falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Narainpur 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Narainpur.

Narainpur 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.

Narainpur is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 13 km away. Siuri is about 26 km away. Shikaripara 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 Telengapara (under 2 km), Sarsajol (under 2 km) and Phulpahari (1.5 km).

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

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