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About Naraua Village

Naraua is a large village in Narwar tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,617, made up of 1,419 males and 1,198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1288.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 435840, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naraua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naraua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Narwar
Pincode 435840
Area (hectares) 1288.8 hectares
Population 2,617
Male Population 1,419
Female Population 1,198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naraua compares

By the 2011 count Naraua is the 13th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 1288.8 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 836.

Getting to Naraua

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

Naraua lies about 41 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Indergarh, about 36 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 Naraua
Tehsil headquarters Narwar 13 km
Nearest town Karera 18 km
Nearest railway station Indergarh 36 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 41 km

Villages closest to Naraua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naraua village had a population of 2,617. That makes it the 13th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Naraua village has 1,419 males and 1,198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naraua has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 836.

The pincode recorded for Naraua is 435840. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naraua covers 1288.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naraua falls under Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Naraua is Indergarh, about 36 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 Naraua.

Naraua is about 41 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naraua is in Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district. Narwar is about 13 km away. Karera is about 18 km away. Indergarh is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kubri Urf Gwalia (1.7 km), Indargarh (1.8 km) and Ganiyar (3.1 km).

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

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