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About Narhan Village

Narhan is one of the larger villages in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,761, made up of 2,919 males and 2,842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 542.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narhan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222142
Area (hectares) 542.17 hectares
Population 5,761
Male Population 2,919
Female Population 2,842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Narhan compares

By the 2011 count Narhan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 542.17 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Narhan

The census records public bus service for Narhan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Narhan from other places

Narhan lies about 27 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kirakat, about under 2 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 Narhan
Nearest railway station Kirakat under 2 km
Nearest town Lalganj 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 27 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 27 km

Villages closest to Narhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narhan village had a population of 5,761. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Narhan village has 2,919 males and 2,842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narhan has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Narhan is 222142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narhan covers 542.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Narhan falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Narhan is Kirakat, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Narhan.

Narhan is about 27 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narhan is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kirakat is about under 2 km away. Lalganj is about 20 km away. Kerakat is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasba Kerakat (under 2 km), Chaura (under 2 km) and Saraibiru (under 2 km).

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

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