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About Narayanpur Village

Narayanpur is a large village in Manikchak tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,072, made up of 2,104 males and 1,968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 712.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732202, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Manikchak
Pincode 732202
Area (hectares) 712.66 hectares
Population 4,072
Male Population 2,104
Female Population 1,968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Narayanpur compares

By the 2011 count Narayanpur is the 20th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents. Its 712.66 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Narayanpur

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

Narayanpur lies about 31 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bhaluka Road, about 10 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 Bhaluka Road 10 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Manikchak 22 km
District headquarters Maldah 31 km

Villages closest to Narayanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manikchak 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 4,072. That makes it the 20th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents.

Narayanpur village has 2,104 males and 1,968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narayanpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Narayanpur is 732202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narayanpur covers 712.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Narayanpur falls under Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Narayanpur is Bhaluka Road, about 10 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 Narayanpur.

Narayanpur is about 31 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narayanpur is in Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district. Bhaluka Road is about 10 km away. Sāhibganj is about 22 km away. Manikchak is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Narayanpur (under 2 km), Kasimnagar (under 2 km) and Gobindapur (4.7 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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