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About Narayan Village

Narayan is a mid sized village in Phansidewa tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 350 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narayan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narayan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Phansidewa
Pincode 734434
Area (hectares) 231.89 hectares
Population 695
Male Population 350
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Narayan compares

By the 2011 count Narayan is the 79th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 231.89 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Narayan

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

Narayan lies about 73 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Tin Mile Hat, about 9.5 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 Narayan
Nearest railway station Tin Mile Hat 9.5 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Phansidewa 23 km
District headquarters Darjiling 73 km

Villages closest to Narayan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narayan village had a population of 695. That makes it the 79th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Narayan village has 350 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narayan has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Narayan is 734434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narayan covers 231.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Narayan falls under Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Narayan is Tin Mile Hat, about 9.5 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 Narayan.

Narayan is about 73 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narayan is in Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district. Tin Mile Hat is about 9.5 km away. Islāmpur is about 20 km away. Phansidewa is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purbba Bansgaon Kismat (9.0 km), Paschim Bansgaon Kismat (9.9 km) and Uttar Bansgaon Kismat (11 km).

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

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