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About Lagra Village

Lagra is a large village in Pamgarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,813, made up of 1,417 males and 1,396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 646.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Lagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Lagra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Pamgarh
Pincode 494111
Area (hectares) 646.09 hectares
Population 2,813
Male Population 1,417
Female Population 1,396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Lagra compares

By the 2011 count Lagra is the 18th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,176 residents. Its 646.09 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Lagra

Lagra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Lagra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Lagra from other places

Lagra lies about 12 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kapan, about 12 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 Lagra
Tehsil headquarters Pamgarh 5.1 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 12 km
Nearest railway station Kapan 12 km
Nearest town Akaltara 13 km

Villages closest to Lagra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Lagra village had a population of 2,813. That makes it the 18th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,176 residents.

Lagra village has 1,417 males and 1,396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Lagra has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Lagra is 494111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Lagra covers 646.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Lagra falls under Pamgarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Lagra is Kapan, about 12 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Lagra.

Lagra is about 12 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Lagra is in Pamgarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Pamgarh is about 5.1 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 12 km away. Kapan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirli (1.9 km), Jogidipa (2.1 km) and Hedaspur (2.7 km).

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

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