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About Naranganam Village

Naranganam is one of the larger villages in Kozhenchery tehsil, in the district of Pathanamthitta, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,452, made up of 7,746 males and 8,706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2042 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 689642, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naranganam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naranganam village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Pathanamthitta
Tehsil Kozhenchery
Pincode 689642
Area (hectares) 2042 hectares
Population 16,452
Male Population 7,746
Female Population 8,706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naranganam compares

By the 2011 count Naranganam is the 8th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 14,450 residents. Its 2042 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1148.

Getting to Naranganam

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

Naranganam lies about 6.5 km from Pathanamthitta, and the nearest railway station is Chengannur, about 16 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 Naranganam
Tehsil headquarters Kozhenchery 6.5 km
District headquarters Pathanamthitta 6.5 km
Nearest town Pathanāmthitta 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Chengannur 16 km

Villages closest to Naranganam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naranganam village had a population of 16,452. That makes it the 8th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 14,450 residents.

Naranganam village has 7,746 males and 8,706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naranganam has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1148.

The pincode recorded for Naranganam is 689642. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naranganam covers 2042 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Naranganam falls under Kozhenchery tehsil of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Naranganam is Chengannur, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Naranganam.

Naranganam is about 6.5 km from Pathanamthitta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naranganam is in Kozhenchery tehsil of Pathanamthitta district. Kozhenchery is about 6.5 km away. Pathanamthitta is about 6.5 km away. Pathanāmthitta is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Elanthoor (4.7 km), Mallapuzhassery (4.7 km) and Kozhenchery (5.5 km).

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

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