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About Nagri Village

Nagri is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 416 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 815316
Area (hectares) 436.2 hectares
Population 808
Male Population 416
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagri compares

By the 2011 count Nagri is the 84th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 436.2 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Nagri

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

Nagri lies about 61 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 28 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 Nagri
Tehsil headquarters Birni 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 28 km
Nearest town Jamūī 35 km
District headquarters Giridih 61 km

Villages closest to Nagri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagri village had a population of 808. That makes it the 84th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Nagri village has 416 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagri has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Nagri is 815316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagri covers 436.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nagri falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nagri is Dhanwar, about 28 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 Nagri.

Nagri is about 61 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagri is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Birni is about 8.1 km away. Dhanwar is about 28 km away. Jamūī is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barai (3.3 km), Naitanr (6.2 km) and Baratanr (6.3 km).

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

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