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About Narayanpur Village

Narayanpur is a mid sized village in Ghatal tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 910, made up of 474 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721232, 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 Ghatal
Pincode 721232
Area (hectares) 50.21 hectares
Population 910
Male Population 474
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narayanpur compares

By the 2011 count Narayanpur is the 74th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents. Its 50.21 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Narayanpur

Narayanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Narayanpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 63 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Munsirhat, about 14 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 Munsirhat 14 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatal 26 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 63 km

Villages closest to Narayanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghatal 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 910. That makes it the 74th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,567 residents.

Narayanpur village has 474 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narayanpur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Narayanpur is 721232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narayanpur covers 50.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Narayanpur is Munsirhat, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Narayanpur.

Narayanpur is about 63 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 Ghatal tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Munsirhat is about 14 km away. Tarakeswar is about 19 km away. Ghatal 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 Jaynagar (4.4 km), Maharajpur (4.6 km) and Mamrajpur (4.6 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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