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About Narasingapur Village

Narasingapur is a mid sized village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 605, made up of 322 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narasingapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narasingapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 64.3 hectares
Population 605
Male Population 322
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
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 Narasingapur compares

By the 2011 count Narasingapur is the 109th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 64.3 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Narasingapur

The census records public bus service for Narasingapur 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 Narasingapur from other places

Narasingapur lies about 34 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kanthi, about 4.0 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 Narasingapur
Nearest town Contai 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Kanthi 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Contai I 34 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 34 km

Villages closest to Narasingapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Contai 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 Narasingapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Narasingapur village had a population of 605. That makes it the 109th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Narasingapur village has 322 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narasingapur has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Narasingapur is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narasingapur covers 64.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Narasingapur falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Narasingapur is Kanthi, about 4.0 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 Narasingapur.

Narasingapur is about 34 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narasingapur is in Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Contai is about 2.9 km away. Kanthi is about 4.0 km away. Contai I is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kantai (2.9 km), Biramput (5.2 km) and Baksispur (12 km).

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

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