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About Narayanpur Village

Narayanpur is a mid sized village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,015, made up of 517 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.17 hectares hectares.

Narayanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narayanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur I
Area (hectares) 93.17 hectares
Population 1,015
Male Population 517
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Narayanpur compares

By the 2011 count Narayanpur is the 43rd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 93.17 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

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 5 - 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 5 - 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 Kharagpur I 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 Kharagpur 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 Narayanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Narayanpur village had a population of 1,015. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Narayanpur village has 517 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narayanpur has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Narayanpur covers 93.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Narayanpur falls under Kharagpur I 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jakpur is about 3.6 km away. Kharagpur is about 5.2 km away. Kharagpur I 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 Ramnarayanpur (under 2 km), Rupnarayanpur (under 2 km) and Kharagpur Rly Settlement (5.2 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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