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About Nagri Village

Nagri is a small village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 188 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares.

Nagri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Barahat
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 188
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nagri compares

By the 2011 count Nagri is the 56th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Nagri

Nagri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nagri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nagri from other places

Nagri lies about 16 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 3.1 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 Nagri
Nearest railway station Mandar Hill 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahat 11 km
Nearest town Godda 16 km
District headquarters Banka 16 km

Villages closest to Nagri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagri village had a population of 372. That makes it the 56th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Nagri village has 188 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagri has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Nagri covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nagri falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nagri is Mandar Hill, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nagri.

Nagri is about 16 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagri is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Mandar Hill is about 3.1 km away. Barahat is about 11 km away. Godda is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chake (under 2 km), Nima (under 2 km) and Begpur (under 2 km).

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

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