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About Nagra Village

Nagra is a small village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 142 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815357, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarath
Pincode 815357
Area (hectares) 62.4 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 142
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
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 Nagra compares

By the 2011 count Nagra is the 199th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 62.4 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Nagra

Nagra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nagra 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 Nagra from other places

Nagra lies about 38 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Madankata Railway Station, 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 Nagra
Tehsil headquarters Sarath 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Madankata Railway Station 12 km
Nearest town Madhupur 22 km
District headquarters Deoghar 38 km

Villages closest to Nagra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagra village had a population of 269. That makes it the 199th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Nagra village has 142 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagra has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Nagra is 815357. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagra covers 62.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagra falls under Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nagra is Madankata Railway Station, 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nagra.

Nagra is about 38 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagra is in Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Sarath is about 8.5 km away. Madankata Railway Station is about 12 km away. Madhupur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gairbad Gangapur (under 2 km), Kukraha (under 2 km) and Ambakanali (under 2 km).

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

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