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About Narayani Village

Narayani is a mid sized village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,933, made up of 977 males and 956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narayani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narayani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 99.54 hectares
Population 1,933
Male Population 977
Female Population 956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
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 Narayani compares

By the 2011 count Narayani is the 48th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 99.54 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Narayani

Narayani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Narayani 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 Narayani from other places

Narayani lies about 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 8.8 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 Narayani
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Falta 9.2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 9.3 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 25 km

Villages closest to Narayani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Narayani village had a population of 1,933. That makes it the 48th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Narayani village has 977 males and 956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narayani has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Narayani is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narayani covers 99.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Narayani falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Narayani is Gurudas Nagar, about 8.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Narayani.

Narayani 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.

Narayani is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gurudas Nagar is about 8.8 km away. Falta is about 9.2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodalia (under 2 km), Mulpunja (under 2 km) and Talanda (under 2 km).

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

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