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About Nagra Village

Nagra is a mid sized village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,957, made up of 1,020 males and 937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Balumath
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 297.6 hectares
Population 1,957
Male Population 1,020
Female Population 937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 12th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 297.6 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Nagra

Nagra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nagra as Available within 5 - 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 35 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 3.2 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
Nearest railway station Balumath 3.2 km
Nearest town Khalāri 26 km
District headquarters Latehar 35 km

Villages closest to Nagra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balumath 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 1,957. That makes it the 12th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Nagra village has 1,020 males and 937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagra has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Nagra is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagra covers 297.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nagra falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nagra is Balumath, about 3.2 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 10+ km distance for Nagra.

Nagra is about 35 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagra is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Balumath is about 3.2 km away. Khalāri is about 26 km away. Latehar 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 Jarri (under 2 km), Basiya (1.6 km) and Bahera (1.8 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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