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About Narkatha Village

Narkatha is a small village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 258 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272194, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narkatha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narkatha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Pincode 272194
Area (hectares) 152.31 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 258
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Narkatha compares

By the 2011 count Narkatha is the 245th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 152.31 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Narkatha

Narkatha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Narkatha 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Narkatha from other places

Narkatha lies about 140 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Dudhaunda, about 4.0 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 Narkatha
Nearest railway station Dudhaunda 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 15 km
Nearest town Saidpur 18 km
District headquarters Basti 140 km

Villages closest to Narkatha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narkatha village had a population of 492. That makes it the 245th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Narkatha village has 258 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narkatha has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Narkatha is 272194. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narkatha covers 152.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Narkatha falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Narkatha is Dudhaunda, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Narkatha.

Narkatha is about 140 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narkatha is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Dudhaunda is about 4.0 km away. Bhanpur is about 15 km away. Saidpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadana (1.7 km), Kopa (3.6 km) and Sonvarsa (3.6 km).

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

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