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About Nagjhar Village

Nagjhar is a small village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 215, made up of 100 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagjhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 493888
Area (hectares) 382.61 hectares
Population 215
Male Population 100
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,150
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagjhar compares

By the 2011 count Nagjhar is the 138th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 382.61 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Nagjhar

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

Nagjhar lies about 58 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Mahasamund, about 18 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 Nagjhar
Nearest town Mahāsamund 17 km
Nearest railway station Mahasamund 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 19 km
District headquarters Raipur 58 km

Villages closest to Nagjhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagjhar village had a population of 215. That makes it the 138th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Nagjhar village has 100 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagjhar has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Nagjhar is 493888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagjhar covers 382.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nagjhar falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Nagjhar is Mahasamund, about 18 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 village for Nagjhar.

Nagjhar is about 58 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagjhar is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Mahāsamund is about 17 km away. Mahasamund is about 18 km away. Chhura is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarkada (1.5 km), Tenwari (2.0 km) and Sorid Kalan (2.5 km).

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

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