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About Naharia Village

Naharia is a mid sized village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 569, made up of 291 males and 278 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 123.83 hectares
Population 569
Male Population 291
Female Population 278
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naharia compares

By the 2011 count Naharia is the 72nd largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 123.83 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Naharia

Naharia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Naharia as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Mundakati, Mura Bani, Murabani and Murgidihi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Naharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Naharia village had a population of 569. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Naharia village has 291 males and 278 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naharia has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Naharia is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naharia covers 123.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naharia falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Naharia notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Naharia.

Naharia is in Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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