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About Narai Village

Narai is a mid sized village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,712, made up of 887 males and 825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733124
Area (hectares) 219.79 hectares
Population 1,712
Male Population 887
Female Population 825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narai compares

By the 2011 count Narai is the 39th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 219.79 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Narai

Narai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Narai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nakair, Nalafarka, Nandair and Nandanpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Narai

As per the Census of India 2011, Narai village had a population of 1,712. That makes it the 39th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Narai village has 887 males and 825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narai has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Narai is 733124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narai covers 219.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Narai falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Narai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Narai.

Narai is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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