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About Narpada Village

Narpada is a mid sized village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,600, made up of 847 males and 753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721454, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narpada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narpada village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur I
Pincode 721454
Area (hectares) 26.41 hectares
Population 1,600
Male Population 847
Female Population 753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narpada compares

By the 2011 count Narpada is the 31st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 26.41 hectares work out to about 61 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Narpada

Narpada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Narpada 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Naipukhuria, Naipur, Naki Basan and Nankar Kadamgerya. 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 Narpada

As per the Census of India 2011, Narpada village had a population of 1,600. That makes it the 31st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Narpada village has 847 males and 753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narpada has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Narpada is 721454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narpada covers 26.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 61 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Narpada falls under Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Narpada notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Narpada.

Narpada is in Potashpur I tehsil of Purba 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 Narpada today is likely to be higher.

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