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About Narasinghapur Village

Narasinghapur is a large village in Barasat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,553, made up of 1,296 males and 1,257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743294, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narasinghapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narasinghapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat I
Pincode 743294
Area (hectares) 131.64 hectares
Population 2,553
Male Population 1,296
Female Population 1,257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Narasinghapur compares

By the 2011 count Narasinghapur is the 25th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents. Its 131.64 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Narasinghapur

The census records public bus service for Narasinghapur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Narasinghapur from other places

Narasinghapur lies about 26 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 3.3 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 Narasinghapur
Nearest railway station Bamangachi 3.3 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Barasat I 26 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 26 km

Villages closest to Narasinghapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barasat I 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 Narasinghapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Narasinghapur village had a population of 2,553. That makes it the 25th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents.

Narasinghapur village has 1,296 males and 1,257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narasinghapur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Narasinghapur is 743294. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narasinghapur covers 131.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Narasinghapur falls under Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Narasinghapur is Bamangachi, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Narasinghapur.

Narasinghapur is about 26 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.

Narasinghapur is in Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bamangachi is about 3.3 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.1 km away. Barasat I is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digha (under 2 km), Chandrapur (1.5 km) and Kalianai (1.8 km).

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

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