About Narikala Village

Narikala is a large village in Vishnupur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,056, made up of 1,051 males and 1,005 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narikala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narikala village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Vishnupur
Pincode	722157
Area (hectares)	356.14 hectares
Population	2,056
Male Population	1,051
Female Population	1,005
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
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 Narikala compares

By the 2011 count Narikala is the 18th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents. Its 356.14 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Narikala

Narikala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Narikala 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 Narikala from other places

Narikala lies about 26 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Brindabanpur, about 11 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 Narikala
Nearest railway station	Brindabanpur	11 km
Nearest town	Sonāmukhi	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vishnupur	16 km
District headquarters	Bankura	26 km

Villages closest to Narikala

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

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Common questions about Narikala

As per the Census of India 2011, Narikala village had a population of 2,056. That makes it the 18th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents.

Narikala village has 1,051 males and 1,005 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narikala has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Narikala is 722157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narikala covers 356.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Narikala falls under Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Narikala is Brindabanpur, about 11 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 Narikala.

Narikala is about 26 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narikala is in Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district. Brindabanpur is about 11 km away. Sonāmukhi is about 13 km away. Vishnupur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.