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About Narottampur Village

Narottampur is a large village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,594, made up of 1,859 males and 1,735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narottampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narottampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai II
Pincode 731219
Area (hectares) 235.36 hectares
Population 3,594
Male Population 1,859
Female Population 1,735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narottampur compares

By the 2011 count Narottampur is the 20th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 235.36 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Narottampur

Narottampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Narottampur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Narottampur from other places

Narottampur lies about 34 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 5.7 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 Narottampur
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 5.7 km
Nearest town Jangipur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai II 34 km
District headquarters Birbhum 34 km

Villages closest to Narottampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai II 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 Narottampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Narottampur village had a population of 3,594. That makes it the 20th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Narottampur village has 1,859 males and 1,735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narottampur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Narottampur is 731219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narottampur covers 235.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Narottampur falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Narottampur is Banshlai Bridge, about 5.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Narottampur.

Narottampur is about 34 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narottampur is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Banshlai Bridge is about 5.7 km away. Jangipur is about 17 km away. Murarai II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhara (under 2 km), Amritapur (under 2 km) and Kulara (2.3 km).

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

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