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About Narayanpur Village

Narayanpur is a small village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 233 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narayanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narayanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Saltora
Pincode 722153
Area (hectares) 45.78 hectares
Population 432
Male Population 233
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Narayanpur compares

By the 2011 count Narayanpur is the 92nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 45.78 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Narayanpur

Narayanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Narayanpur as Available within 10+ 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Narayanpur from other places

Narayanpur lies about 68 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Rupnarayanpur, 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 Narayanpur
Nearest railway station Rupnarayanpur under 2 km
Nearest town Chittaranjan 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Saltora 33 km
District headquarters Bankura 68 km

Villages closest to Narayanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narayanpur village had a population of 432. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Narayanpur village has 233 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narayanpur has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Narayanpur is 722153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narayanpur covers 45.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Narayanpur falls under Saltora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Narayanpur is Rupnarayanpur, about under 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Narayanpur.

Narayanpur is about 68 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narayanpur is in Saltora tehsil of Bankura district. Rupnarayanpur is about under 2 km away. Chittaranjan is about 5.0 km away. Saltora is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (10 km), Ituri (21 km) and Mahisaradi (27 km).

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

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