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About Naraina Village

Naraina is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 489, made up of 240 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.48 hectares hectares.

Naraina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naraina village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 134.48 hectares
Population 489
Male Population 240
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naraina compares

By the 2011 count Naraina is the 385th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 134.48 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Naraina

Naraina is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Naraina as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Naraina from other places

Naraina lies about 12 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 5.8 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 Naraina
Nearest railway station Khairahi 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 12 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 12 km

Villages closest to Naraina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naraina village had a population of 489. That makes it the 385th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Naraina village has 240 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naraina has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Naraina covers 134.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naraina falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Naraina is Khairahi, about 5.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Naraina.

Naraina is about 12 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naraina is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 5.8 km away. Robertsganj is about 12 km away. Sonbhadra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandauli (under 2 km), Orauli (under 2 km) and Rajkar (under 2 km).

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

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