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About Narau Village

Narau is a large village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,597, made up of 1,312 males and 1,285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.704 hectares hectares.

Narau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Shikarpur
Area (hectares) 407.704 hectares
Population 2,597
Male Population 1,312
Female Population 1,285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narau compares

By the 2011 count Narau is the 44th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 407.704 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Narau

Narau is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Narau as Available within <5 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 Narau from other places

Narau lies about 40 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Atrauli Road, about 9.3 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 Narau
Nearest railway station Atrauli Road 9.3 km
Nearest town Dibai 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 20 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 40 km

Villages closest to Narau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narau village had a population of 2,597. That makes it the 44th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Narau village has 1,312 males and 1,285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narau has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 895.

Narau covers 407.704 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Narau falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Narau is Atrauli Road, about 9.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Narau.

Narau is about 40 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narau is in Shikarpur tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Atrauli Road is about 9.3 km away. Dibai is about 14 km away. Shikarpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalpur (under 2 km), Jalalpur Katora (under 2 km) and Tunda Khera (1.6 km).

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

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