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About Bagra Village

Bagra is a large village in Simaria tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,175, made up of 1,122 males and 1,053 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Simaria
Pincode 825103
Area (hectares) 309 hectares
Population 2,175
Male Population 1,122
Female Population 1,053
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagra compares

By the 2011 count Bagra is the 12th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 309 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bagra

Bagra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bagra as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bagra from other places

Bagra lies about 19 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 17 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 Bagra
Tehsil headquarters Simaria 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 17 km
District headquarters Chatra 19 km
Nearest town Chatrā 19 km

Villages closest to Bagra

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 Bagra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagra village had a population of 2,175. That makes it the 12th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Bagra village has 1,122 males and 1,053 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagra has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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

Bagra covers 309 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bagra falls under Simaria tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bagra is Shivpur, about 17 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 village for Bagra.

Bagra is about 19 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagra is in Simaria tehsil of Chatra district. Simaria is about 7.5 km away. Shivpur is about 17 km away. Chatra 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 Serandag (under 2 km), Kuthan (under 2 km) and Dundua (under 2 km).

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

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