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About Narayanpur Village

Narayanpur is a mid sized village in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,550, made up of 802 males and 748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721648, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721648
Area (hectares) 61.49 hectares
Population 1,550
Male Population 802
Female Population 748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narayanpur compares

By the 2011 count Narayanpur is the 60th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 61.49 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

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 village. 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 39 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 2.8 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 Gurudas Nagar 2.8 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanda Kumar 31 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 39 km

Villages closest to Narayanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nanda Kumar 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 1,550. That makes it the 60th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Narayanpur village has 802 males and 748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narayanpur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Narayanpur is 721648. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narayanpur covers 61.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Narayanpur falls under Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Narayanpur is Gurudas Nagar, about 2.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Narayanpur.

Narayanpur is about 39 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narayanpur is in Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Gurudas Nagar is about 2.8 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 3.9 km away. Nanda Kumar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baharampur (5.5 km), Mirpur (6.5 km) and Bargoda (6.8 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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