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About Nagar Village

Nagar is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 518 males and 506 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.03 hectares hectares.

Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 230.03 hectares
Population 1,024
Male Population 518
Female Population 506
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Nagar is the 98th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 230.03 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Nagar

Nagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nagar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Nagar from other places

Nagar lies about 20 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur Halt, about 7.2 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 Nagar
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Kamalpur Halt 7.2 km
District headquarters Katihar 20 km

Villages closest to Nagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagar village had a population of 1,024. That makes it the 98th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Nagar village has 518 males and 506 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagar has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Nagar covers 230.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagar falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nagar is Kamalpur Halt, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nagar.

Nagar is about 20 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagar is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Azamnagar is about 5.5 km away. Kamalpur Halt is about 7.2 km away. Katihar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sheonagar (under 2 km), Singhaul (under 2 km) and Mahra (1.6 km).

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

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