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About Narayanpur Village

Narayanpur is a mid sized village in Galsi I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 277 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713403, 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 Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi I
Pincode 713403
Area (hectares) 97.57 hectares
Population 541
Male Population 277
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narayanpur compares

By the 2011 count Narayanpur is the 74th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents. Its 97.57 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 916.

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 <5 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 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 17 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Banpas, about 8.6 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 Banpas 8.6 km
Nearest town Guskhara 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Galsi I 17 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 17 km

Villages closest to Narayanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Galsi I 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 541. That makes it the 74th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,935 residents.

Narayanpur village has 277 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narayanpur has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Narayanpur is 713403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narayanpur covers 97.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Narayanpur falls under Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Narayanpur is Banpas, about 8.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Narayanpur.

Narayanpur is about 17 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narayanpur is in Galsi I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Banpas is about 8.6 km away. Guskhara is about 14 km away. Galsi I is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamunapara (2.4 km), Garibbati (2.8 km) and Kalyanpur (7.0 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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