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About Nagra Village

Nagra is a small village in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 104 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16 hectares hectares.

Nagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Area (hectares) 16 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 104
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nagra compares

By the 2011 count Nagra is the 82nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 16 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Nagra

Nagra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nagra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Nagra from other places

Nagra lies about 9.4 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Mahendranath Halt, about 3.5 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 Nagra
Nearest railway station Mahendranath Halt 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 5.5 km
District headquarters Saran 9.4 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 11 km

Villages closest to Nagra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagra village had a population of 212. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Nagra village has 104 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagra has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Nagra covers 16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nagra falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nagra is Mahendranath Halt, about 3.5 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 <5 km distance for Nagra.

Nagra is about 9.4 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagra is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Mahendranath Halt is about 3.5 km away. Ekma is about 5.5 km away. Saran is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagra Basantpur (under 2 km), Sobhan Chhapra (under 2 km) and Basantpur (under 2 km).

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

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