Narayangarh (also called Kasba Narayangarh) is a major Town in the Narayangarh CD block in the

Kharagpur subdivision Kharagpur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of Paschim Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India. Subdivisions Paschim Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions, after separation of Jhar ...

of the

Paschim Medinipur district Paschim Medinipur (English: ''West Medinipur'', alternative spelling ''Midnapore'') district is one of the districts of the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 1 January 2002 after the partition of Midnapore into Paschim Medinipur a ...

in the state of

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Geography

Location

Narayangarh is located at .

Area overview

Kharagpur subdivision, shown partly in the map alongside, mostly has

alluvial Alluvium (, ) is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluvium is also sometimes called alluvial deposit. Alluvium is ...

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. 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. 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). .* 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.

Police station

Narayangarh police station has jurisdiction over Narayangarh CD block.

Transport

Narayangarh railway station is a station on the Kharagpur-Puri line of South Eastern Railway. The Kolkata-Chennai

National Highway 16 Route 16, or Highway 16, can refer to: International * AH16, Asian Highway 16 * European route E16 * European route E016 Australia – Thompsons Road (Victoria) – South Australia Canada ;Parts of the Trans-Canada Highway: *Ye ...

passes through Narayangarh.

References

Villages in Paschim Medinipur district {{PaschimMedinipur-geo-stub