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About Naranga Village

Naranga is a small village in Kumardungi tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 197 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naranga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Kumardungi
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 283 hectares
Population 411
Male Population 197
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
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 Naranga compares

By the 2011 count Naranga is the 50th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 283 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Naranga

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

Naranga lies about 13 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 3.8 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 Naranga
Nearest railway station Barabambo 3.8 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumardungi 13 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 13 km

Villages closest to Naranga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naranga village had a population of 411. That makes it the 50th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Naranga village has 197 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naranga has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Naranga is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naranga covers 283 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Naranga falls under Kumardungi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Naranga is Barabambo, about 3.8 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 Naranga.

Naranga is about 13 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naranga is in Kumardungi tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Barabambo is about 3.8 km away. Chakradharpur is about 7.8 km away. Kumardungi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Itar (6.4 km), Jibasai (7.0 km) and Bara Raikhaman (8.7 km).

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

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