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About Nagra Village

Nagra is one of the larger villages in Nagra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,459, made up of 2,892 males and 2,567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73 hectares hectares.

Nagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Nagra
Area (hectares) 73 hectares
Population 5,459
Male Population 2,892
Female Population 2,567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nagra compares

By the 2011 count Nagra is the 5th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents. Its 73 hectares work out to about 75 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 935.

Getting to Nagra

Nagra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nagra 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 - 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 22 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Banni Mahamman Patti, about 2.7 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 Banni Mahamman Patti 2.7 km
Nearest town Chāpra 14 km
District headquarters Saran 22 km

Villages closest to Nagra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagra 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 5,459. That makes it the 5th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents.

Nagra village has 2,892 males and 2,567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagra has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Nagra covers 73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 75 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nagra falls under Nagra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nagra is Banni Mahamman Patti, about 2.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nagra.

Nagra is about 22 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 Nagra tehsil of Saran district. Banni Mahamman Patti is about 2.7 km away. Chāpra is about 14 km away. Saran is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masihah Tola (under 2 km), Bangra (under 2 km) and Kadipur (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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