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About Sagra Village

Sagra is a large village in Mendhar tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,311, made up of 1,136 males and 1,175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 854 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sagra village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Punch
Tehsil Mendhar
Pincode 185111
Area (hectares) 854 hectares
Population 2,311
Male Population 1,136
Female Population 1,175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sagra compares

By the 2011 count Sagra is the 22nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 854 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Sagra

Sagra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sagra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sagra from other places

Sagra lies about 15 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 71 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 Sagra
Tehsil headquarters Mendhar 8.4 km
District headquarters Punch 15 km
Nearest town Pūnch 15 km
Nearest railway station Baramula 71 km

Villages closest to Sagra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sagra village had a population of 2,311. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Sagra village has 1,136 males and 1,175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sagra has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Sagra is 185111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sagra covers 854 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sagra falls under Mendhar tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sagra is Baramula, about 71 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sagra.

Sagra is about 15 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sagra is in Mendhar tehsil of Punch district. Mendhar is about 8.4 km away. Punch is about 15 km away. Pūnch is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mankote (2.0 km), Chhajla (4.1 km) and Topa (4.9 km).

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

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