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About Narayanpur Village

Narayanpur is one of the larger villages in Canning II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,468, made up of 4,819 males and 4,649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743363, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning II
Pincode 743363
Area (hectares) 543.85 hectares
Population 9,468
Male Population 4,819
Female Population 4,649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narayanpur compares

By the 2011 count Narayanpur is the 8th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents. Its 543.85 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Narayanpur

Narayanpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Narayanpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Narayanpur from other places

Narayanpur lies about 8.1 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about 5.6 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 Mathurapur Road 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning II 8.1 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 8.1 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 9.1 km

Villages closest to Narayanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Canning II 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 9,468. That makes it the 8th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents.

Narayanpur village has 4,819 males and 4,649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narayanpur has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Narayanpur is 743363. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narayanpur covers 543.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Narayanpur falls under Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Narayanpur is Mathurapur Road, about 5.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Narayanpur.

Narayanpur is about 8.1 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.

Narayanpur is in Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about 5.6 km away. Canning II is about 8.1 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banamalipur (7.5 km), Maukhali Kumarkhali (7.7 km) and Hediar Abad (8.0 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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