About Narma Village

Narma is a large village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,131, made up of 1,716 males and 1,415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2330 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Bishunpur
Pincode	835208
Area (hectares)	2330 hectares
Population	3,131
Male Population	1,716
Female Population	1,415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	825
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Narma compares

By the 2011 count Narma is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 2330 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 985.

Getting to Narma

Narma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Narma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Narma from other places

Narma lies about 48 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Latehar, about 38 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 Narma
Tehsil headquarters	Bishunpur	8.6 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	38 km
Nearest railway station	Latehar	38 km
District headquarters	Gumla	48 km

Villages closest to Narma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narma village had a population of 3,131. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Narma village has 1,716 males and 1,415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narma has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Narma is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narma covers 2330 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Narma falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Narma is Latehar, about 38 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 - 10 km distance for Narma.

Narma is about 48 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narma is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 8.6 km away. Lohārdagā is about 38 km away. Latehar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.