Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur
# Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur

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°10′02.6″N 87°23′05.6″E﻿ / ﻿22.167389°N 87.384889°E﻿ / 22.167389; 87.384889.

### 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. With a density of population of 787 per $km^2nearly$ 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 Dankuni-Chennai National Highway 16 passes through Narayangarh.

