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About Nar Village

Nar is a large village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,100, made up of 1,100 males and 1,000 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Chandipur
Pincode 721633
Area (hectares) 131.81 hectares
Population 2,100
Male Population 1,100
Female Population 1,000
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nar compares

By the 2011 count Nar is the 27th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 131.81 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Nar

Nar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nar 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 Nar from other places

Nar lies about 58 km from Purba Medinipur. 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 Nar
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandipur 19 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 58 km

Villages closest to Nar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nar village had a population of 2,100. That makes it the 27th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Nar village has 1,100 males and 1,000 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nar has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Nar is 721633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nar covers 131.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nar falls under Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Nar notes the nearest railway station 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 Nar.

Nar is about 58 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nar is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Jaynagar Majilpur is about under 2 km away. Chandipur is about 19 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Iswarpur (2.6 km), Saripur (3.7 km) and Bhagabankhali 1st Grade Bijoy Maitir Chak (6.8 km).

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

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