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About Pagra Village

Pagra is one of the larger villages in Dalsinghsarai tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,460, made up of 4,443 males and 4,017 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares.

Pagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pagra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Dalsinghsarai
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 8,460
Male Population 4,443
Female Population 4,017
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pagra compares

By the 2011 count Pagra is the 7th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,252 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Pagra

Pagra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Pagra 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pagra from other places

Pagra lies about 23 km from Samastipur. 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 Pagra
Tehsil headquarters Dalsinghsarai 2.5 km
Nearest town Dalsingh Sarai 2.5 km
District headquarters Samastipur 23 km

Villages closest to Pagra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pagra village had a population of 8,460. That makes it the 7th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,252 residents.

Pagra village has 4,443 males and 4,017 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pagra has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Pagra covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pagra falls under Dalsinghsarai tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The census record for Pagra notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pagra.

Pagra is about 23 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pagra is in Dalsinghsarai tehsil of Samastipur district. Dalsinghsarai is about 2.5 km away. Dalsingh Sarai is about 2.5 km away. Samastipur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur Pagra (under 2 km), Shahpur Pagra (under 2 km) and Harsankarpur (under 2 km).

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

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