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About Namapur Village

Namapur is a mid sized village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 445 males and 414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Namapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Namapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Pincode 221204
Area (hectares) 67.15 hectares
Population 859
Male Population 445
Female Population 414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Namapur compares

By the 2011 count Namapur is the 227th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 67.15 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Namapur

Namapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Namapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Namapur from other places

Namapur lies about 61 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Suriawan, about 9.2 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 Namapur
Nearest town Gyānpur 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Suriawan 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 13 km
District headquarters Varanasi 61 km

Villages closest to Namapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Namapur village had a population of 859. That makes it the 227th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Namapur village has 445 males and 414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Namapur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Namapur is 221204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Namapur covers 67.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Namapur falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Namapur is Suriawan, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Namapur.

Namapur is about 61 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Namapur is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Gyānpur is about 7.8 km away. Suriawan is about 9.2 km away. Pindra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawalpur (under 2 km), Udhopur (1.9 km) and Purab Patti (3.5 km).

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

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