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About Napo Village

Napo is a small village in Dadi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 110 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Napo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Napo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Dadi
Pincode 829124
Area (hectares) 286 hectares
Population 204
Male Population 110
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Napo compares

By the 2011 count Napo is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 286 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 946.

Getting to Napo

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

Napo lies about 21 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, about 11 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 Napo
Nearest railway station Bes 11 km
Nearest town Patrātu 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dadi 21 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 21 km

Villages closest to Napo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Napo village had a population of 204. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Napo village has 110 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Napo has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Napo is 829124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Napo covers 286 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Napo falls under Dadi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Napo is Bes, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Napo.

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

Napo is in Dadi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bes is about 11 km away. Patrātu is about 16 km away. Dadi 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 Kura (7.8 km), Khapia (9.9 km) and Rikba (10 km).

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

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