Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur Explained

Narayangarh
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal # India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:22.1674°N 87.3849°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Bengal
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Paschim Medinipur
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:3,627
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages*
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bengali, Santali, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:721437 (Narayangarh)
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:03229
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Medinipur
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Narayangarh

Narayangarh (also called Kasba Narayangarh) is a major Town in the Narayangarh CD block in the Kharagpur subdivision of the Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Narayangarh is located at 22.1674°N 87.3849°W.

Area overview

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has alluvial soils, except in two CD blocks in the west – Kharagpur I and Keshiary, which mostly have lateritic soils. Around 74% of the total cultivated area is cropped more than once.[1] With a density of population of 787 per km2nearly half of the district’s population resides in this subdivision. 14.33% of the population lives in urban areas and 86.67% lives in the rural areas.[2]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India Kasba Narayangarh had a total population of 3,627 of which 1,848 (51%) were males and 1,779 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0– 6 years was 477. The total number of literate persons in Kasba Narayangarh was 2,137 (58.92% of the population over 6 years).[3]

.* For language details see Narayangarh (community development block)#Language and religion

Civic administration

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Narayangarh CD block are located at Narayangarh.[4]

Police station

Narayangarh police station has jurisdiction over Narayangarh CD block.[5] [6]

Transport

Narayangarh railway station is a station on the Kharagpur-Puri line of South Eastern Railway.[7]

The Dankuni-Chennai National Highway 16 passes through Narayangarh.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: District Human Development Report Paschim Medinipur, 2011. page 27-28. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 10 September 2020.
  2. Web site: District Statistical Handbook Paschim Medinipur, 2013. Table 2.2, 2.4 (a). Department of Planning and Statistics . 10 September 2020.
  3. Web site: 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables . West Bengal – District-wise . Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 27 October 2016 .
  4. Web site: District Census Handbook: Paschim Medinipur . Map of Paschim Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page) . Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011 . 20 November 2016 .
  5. Web site: District Statistical Handbook 2014 Paschim Medinipur . Tables 2.1, 2.2 . Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal . 14 September 2020.
  6. Web site: District at a Glance . Paschim Medinipur District Police . 27 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161027124602/http://policewb.gov.in/wbp/district/wmdp/wmdpstat.php . 27 October 2016 . dead .
  7. Web site: 58002 Puri-Santragachi Passenger . Time Table . indiarailinfo . 17 August 2016.
  8. Web site: Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways. Department of Road Transport and Highways. 17 August 2016. New Delhi. https://web.archive.org/web/20160201124738/http://dorth.gov.in/writereaddata/sublinkimages/finaldoc6143316640.pdf. 1 February 2016. dead.