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About Narasonda Village

Narasonda is a mid sized village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,292, made up of 675 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narasonda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narasonda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731121
Area (hectares) 266.49 hectares
Population 1,292
Male Population 675
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Narasonda compares

By the 2011 count Narasonda is the 51st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 266.49 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Narasonda

Narasonda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Narasonda 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 Narasonda from other places

Narasonda lies about 18 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 4.5 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 Narasonda
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 4.5 km
Nearest town Sainthia 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Illambazar 18 km
District headquarters Birbhum 18 km

Villages closest to Narasonda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narasonda village had a population of 1,292. That makes it the 51st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Narasonda village has 675 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narasonda has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Narasonda is 731121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narasonda covers 266.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Narasonda falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Narasonda is Mallarpur, about 4.5 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 Narasonda.

Narasonda is about 18 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narasonda is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 4.5 km away. Sainthia is about 14 km away. Illambazar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narasingpur (under 2 km), Dhulpur (2.5 km) and Akamba (4.6 km).

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

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