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About Pagar Village

Pagar is a mid sized village in Simaria tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,206, made up of 617 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pagar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Simaria
Pincode 825103
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 1,206
Male Population 617
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pagar compares

By the 2011 count Pagar is the 33rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Pagar

Pagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Pagar from other places

Pagar lies about 20 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 14 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 Pagar
Tehsil headquarters Simaria 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 14 km
District headquarters Chatra 20 km
Nearest town Chatrā 20 km

Villages closest to Pagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pagar village had a population of 1,206. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Pagar village has 617 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pagar has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Pagar is 825103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pagar covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pagar falls under Simaria tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pagar is Shivpur, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Pagar.

Pagar is about 20 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pagar is in Simaria tehsil of Chatra district. Simaria is about 2.8 km away. Shivpur is about 14 km away. Chatra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khapia (under 2 km), Bakchoma (under 2 km) and Soha Alias Keota (under 2 km).

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

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