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About Narayangar Village

Narayangar is a large village in Canning I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,922, made up of 1,444 males and 1,478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743376, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narayangar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narayangar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning I
Pincode 743376
Area (hectares) 244.01 hectares
Population 2,922
Male Population 1,444
Female Population 1,478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
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 Narayangar compares

By the 2011 count Narayangar is the 30th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 244.01 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Narayangar

Narayangar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Narayangar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Narayangar from other places

Narayangar lies about 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Betberia Ghola, about 3.8 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 Narayangar
Nearest railway station Betberia Ghola 3.8 km
Nearest town Canning 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning I 25 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 25 km

Villages closest to Narayangar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narayangar village had a population of 2,922. That makes it the 30th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Narayangar village has 1,444 males and 1,478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narayangar has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Narayangar is 743376. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narayangar covers 244.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Narayangar falls under Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Narayangar is Betberia Ghola, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Narayangar.

Narayangar is about 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narayangar is in Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Betberia Ghola is about 3.8 km away. Canning is about 8.6 km away. Canning I is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thakurani Baria (under 2 km), Mandar Baria (1.7 km) and Daria (2.0 km).

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

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