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About Narayanpur Village

Narayanpur is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 656, made up of 343 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731236, 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 Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731236
Area (hectares) 119.42 hectares
Population 656
Male Population 343
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 113th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 119.42 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

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 28 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 13 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 Harinsing 13 km
Nearest town Siuri 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 26 km
District headquarters Birbhum 28 km

Villages closest to Narayanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sainthia 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 656. That makes it the 113th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Narayanpur village has 343 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narayanpur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Narayanpur is 731236. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narayanpur covers 119.42 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 Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Narayanpur is Harinsing, about 13 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 28 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narayanpur is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Harinsing is about 13 km away. Siuri is about 26 km away. Sainthia is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matiara (3.4 km), Chandpur (8.9 km) and Uttar Chandpur (8.9 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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