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About Napara Village

Napara is a large village in Amdanga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,661, made up of 1,409 males and 1,252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743166, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Amdanga
Pincode 743166
Area (hectares) 201.49 hectares
Population 2,661
Male Population 1,409
Female Population 1,252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Napara compares

By the 2011 count Napara is the 27th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents. Its 201.49 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Napara

Napara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Napara 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 5 - 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 36 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhyamgram, about 3.0 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 Madhyamgram 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Amdanga 16 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 36 km

Villages closest to Napara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amdanga 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 2,661. That makes it the 27th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,342 residents.

Napara village has 1,409 males and 1,252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Napara has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Napara is 743166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Napara covers 201.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Napara falls under Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Napara is Madhyamgram, about 3.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Napara.

Napara is about 36 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Napara is in Amdanga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhyamgram is about 3.0 km away. Amdanga is about 16 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirhati (12 km), Durlabhpur (12 km) and Raypur (12 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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