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About Nagla Village

Nagla is a large village in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,886, made up of 1,448 males and 1,438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagla village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Karpi
Pincode 804423
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 2,886
Male Population 1,448
Female Population 1,438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagla compares

By the 2011 count Nagla is the 20th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Nagla

Nagla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nagla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nagla from other places

Nagla lies about 18 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 15 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 Nagla
Tehsil headquarters Karpi 13 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad Court 15 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 15 km
District headquarters Arwal 18 km

Villages closest to Nagla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagla village had a population of 2,886. That makes it the 20th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Nagla village has 1,448 males and 1,438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagla has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Nagla is 804423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagla covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nagla falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nagla is Jehanabad Court, about 15 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nagla.

Nagla is about 18 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagla is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Karpi is about 13 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 15 km away. Jahānābād is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kinjar (under 2 km), Khojan (under 2 km) and Sohsa (1.5 km).

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

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