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About Narayanpur Village

Narayanpur is a mid sized village in Katwa I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,789, made up of 939 males and 850 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713127, 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 Katwa I
Pincode 713127
Area (hectares) 92.46 hectares
Population 1,789
Male Population 939
Female Population 850
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Narayanpur compares

By the 2011 count Narayanpur is the 31st largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents. Its 92.46 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Narayanpur

Narayanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Narayanpur 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 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 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 Katwa 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 Katwa 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 1,789. That makes it the 31st largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents.

Narayanpur village has 939 males and 850 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narayanpur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Narayanpur is 713127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narayanpur covers 92.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Narayanpur falls under Katwa 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 5 - 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 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 Katwa I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Banpas is about 8.6 km away. Guskhara is about 14 km away. Katwa 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 Elgram (10 km), Kashigram (15 km) and Sahapur (17 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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