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About Dagri Village

Dagri is a mid sized village in Kharagpur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,866, made up of 1,019 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares.

Dagri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dagri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Kharagpur
Area (hectares) 37 hectares
Population 1,866
Male Population 1,019
Female Population 847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dagri compares

By the 2011 count Dagri is the 32nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 50 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Dagri

Dagri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dagri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dagri from other places

Dagri lies about 15 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Bariarpur, about 2.6 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 Dagri
Nearest railway station Bariarpur 2.6 km
Nearest town Jamālpur 9.0 km
District headquarters Munger 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharagpur 15 km

Villages closest to Dagri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dagri village had a population of 1,866. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,948 residents.

Dagri village has 1,019 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dagri has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

Dagri covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 50 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dagri falls under Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dagri is Bariarpur, about 2.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dagri.

Dagri is about 15 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dagri is in Kharagpur tehsil of Munger district. Bariarpur is about 2.6 km away. Jamālpur is about 9.0 km away. Munger 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 Telia (1.6 km), Teliadih (1.6 km) and Naki (1.7 km).

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

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