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About Napokhurd Village

Napokhurd is a large village in Barkagaon tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,443, made up of 1,739 males and 1,704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Napokhurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Napokhurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barkagaon
Pincode 825311
Area (hectares) 497.58 hectares
Population 3,443
Male Population 1,739
Female Population 1,704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 Napokhurd compares

By the 2011 count Napokhurd is the 5th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 497.58 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Napokhurd

Napokhurd is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Napokhurd 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 Napokhurd from other places

Napokhurd lies about 22 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about 12 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 Napokhurd
Tehsil headquarters Barkagaon 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Bes 12 km
Nearest town Patrātu 16 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 22 km

Villages closest to Napokhurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Napokhurd village had a population of 3,443. That makes it the 5th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Napokhurd village has 1,739 males and 1,704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Napokhurd has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Napokhurd is 825311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Napokhurd covers 497.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Napokhurd falls under Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Napokhurd is Bes, about 12 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 Napokhurd.

Napokhurd is about 22 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Napokhurd is in Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Barkagaon is about 9.2 km away. Bes is about 12 km away. Patrātu is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Napo Kalan (under 2 km), Barwania (under 2 km) and Kharanti (under 2 km).

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

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