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About Narayanpur Village

Narayanpur is a large village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,061, made up of 1,082 males and 979 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 292.42 hectares
Population 2,061
Male Population 1,082
Female Population 979
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Narayanpur compares

By the 2011 count Narayanpur is the 15th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 292.42 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Narayanpur

Narayanpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 40 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Jhalda, about 2.5 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 Jhalda 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaipur 17 km
Nearest town Chas 33 km
District headquarters Puruliya 40 km

Villages closest to Narayanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaipur 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 2,061. That makes it the 15th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Narayanpur village has 1,082 males and 979 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narayanpur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Narayanpur is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narayanpur covers 292.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Narayanpur falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Narayanpur is Jhalda, about 2.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Narayanpur.

Narayanpur is about 40 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narayanpur is in Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Jhalda is about 2.5 km away. Jaipur is about 17 km away. Chas is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitahi (under 2 km), Mirdi (under 2 km) and Chaitandi (2.0 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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