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About Napara Village

Napara is a mid sized village in Samserganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,411, made up of 719 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Napara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Napara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Samserganj
Pincode 742202
Area (hectares) 59.57 hectares
Population 1,411
Male Population 719
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Napara compares

By the 2011 count Napara is the 20th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,530 residents. Its 59.57 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Napara

Napara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Napara as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Napara from other places

Napara lies about 29 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Morgram, about 3.5 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 Napara
Nearest railway station Morgram 3.5 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Samserganj 29 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 29 km

Villages closest to Napara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Napara village had a population of 1,411. That makes it the 20th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,530 residents.

Napara village has 719 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Napara has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Napara is 742202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Napara covers 59.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Napara falls under Samserganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Napara is Morgram, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Napara.

Napara is about 29 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Napara is in Samserganj tehsil of Murshidabad district. Morgram is about 3.5 km away. Nalhāti is about 18 km away. Samserganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loharpur (3.7 km), Anantapur (5.0 km) and Kamalpur (8.7 km).

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

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