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About Narayanpur Village

Narayanpur is a mid sized village in Sarenga tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 642, made up of 336 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722150, 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 Sarenga
Pincode 722150
Area (hectares) 161.08 hectares
Population 642
Male Population 336
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narayanpur compares

By the 2011 count Narayanpur is the 59th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 161.08 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Narayanpur

Narayanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Narayanpur 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 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 75 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Kanimahuli, about 14 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 Kanimahuli 14 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarenga 29 km
District headquarters Bankura 75 km

Villages closest to Narayanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarenga 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 642. That makes it the 59th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Narayanpur village has 336 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narayanpur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Narayanpur is 722150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narayanpur covers 161.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Narayanpur is Kanimahuli, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Narayanpur.

Narayanpur is about 75 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 Sarenga tehsil of Bankura district. Kanimahuli is about 14 km away. Jhārgrām is about 26 km away. Sarenga is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harinarayanpur (under 2 km), Jambani (10 km) and Banpur (13 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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