Bihar launches ‘Ganna Saathi’ AI chatbot, digital ID for sugarcane farmers
Reported by ChiniMandi.
Naranga observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.
The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.
Naranga is a village in Kalyanpur mandal, Samastipur district, Bihar, with a population of 1,410 across 317 households. The village has a literacy rate of 71.3% and is located at 26.789°N, 85.648°E.
By population, Naranga ranks #73 of 153 villages in Kalyanpur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Naranga is a village of 1,410 people in 317 households (Census 2011) in Kalyanpur block, Samastipur district, Bihar, the 73rd-largest of 153 villages in Kalyanpur block. Literacy is 71%, 24 points above the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 765 women per 1,000 men. It lies 129 km from the Samastipur district centre, 0 km from Naranga, the nearest town, 26 km from Sitamarhi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 848102, served by Nauraga post office; the LGD village code is 236284. The nearest hospital or health centre is Itaharwa Katti Health Post, 10 km away. The village votes in Bakhri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Kumar. The population is estimated at 1,662 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naranga · this village | 1,410 | 71% | — |
| Naranga · Palasi | 629 | 44% | 0 km N |
| Naranga · Kochadhamin | 1,474 | 38% | 0 km N |
| Naranga · Parihar | 25,366 | 35% | 0 km N |
| Pariharpur · Kishanganj | 4,720 | 40% | 9.2 km SE |
| Pariharpur · Azamnagar | 2,023 | 29% | 9.2 km SE |
| Pariharpur · Dagarua | 0 | — | 9.2 km SE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Looking for a different Naranga? The largest eight this name across India. All villages named Naranga →
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Reported by ChiniMandi.
Reported by timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
Reported by Livemint.
No people on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first peopleNo jobs on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first jobAnswers are auto-built from the village's verified record. If something is wrong, residents can correct it after claiming the village.
No photos on record for this village yet.
Be the first villager to add one.
Claim this village & add the first photoRecent reporting about this district and state, from the press. Headlines link to the publisher.