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About Naro Village

Naro is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 621, made up of 332 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 516 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naro village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 825320
Area (hectares) 516 hectares
Population 621
Male Population 332
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naro compares

By the 2011 count Naro is the 93rd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 516 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Naro

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

Naro lies about 21 km from Giridih, 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
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 19 km
District headquarters Giridih 21 km

Villages closest to Naro

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dumri 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 621. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Naro village has 332 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naro has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Naro is 825320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naro covers 516 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Naro falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Naro.

Naro is about 21 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naro is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Kawar is about 14 km away. Dumri is about 19 km away. Giridih is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagabad (under 2 km), Arwatanr (1.7 km) and Naitanr (2.3 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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