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About Nagabad Village

Nagabad is a large village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,413, made up of 1,252 males and 1,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 854 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagabad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 825320
Area (hectares) 854 hectares
Population 2,413
Male Population 1,252
Female Population 1,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagabad compares

By the 2011 count Nagabad is the 22nd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 854 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Nagabad

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

Nagabad lies about 20 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Jitpur, about 13 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 Nagabad
Nearest railway station Jitpur 13 km
District headquarters Giridih 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 20 km

Villages closest to Nagabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagabad village had a population of 2,413. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Nagabad village has 1,252 males and 1,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagabad has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Nagabad is 825320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagabad covers 854 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagabad falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nagabad is Jitpur, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nagabad.

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

Nagabad is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Jitpur is about 13 km away. Giridih is about 20 km away. Dumri 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 Naro (under 2 km), Arwatanr (under 2 km) and Khuturgurho (1.9 km).

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

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