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About Narayanpur Village

Narayanpur is a mid sized village in Garbeta III tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 268 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721127, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta III
Pincode 721127
Area (hectares) 206.39 hectares
Population 506
Male Population 268
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
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 Narayanpur compares

By the 2011 count Narayanpur is the 81st largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 793 residents. Its 206.39 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Narayanpur

Narayanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Narayanpur 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 Narayanpur from other places

Narayanpur lies about 12 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Jakpur, about 3.6 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 Jakpur 3.6 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Garbeta III 12 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 12 km

Villages closest to Narayanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garbeta III 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 506. That makes it the 81st largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 793 residents.

Narayanpur village has 268 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narayanpur has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Narayanpur is 721127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narayanpur covers 206.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Narayanpur falls under Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Narayanpur is Jakpur, about 3.6 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 Narayanpur.

Narayanpur is about 12 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narayanpur is in Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jakpur is about 3.6 km away. Kharagpur is about 5.2 km away. Garbeta III is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bardiha (3.0 km), Beliaganj (6.2 km) and Maharajpur (6.9 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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