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About Pagar Village

Pagar is a small village in Manika tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 142 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pagar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Manika
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 142
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
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 Pagar compares

By the 2011 count Pagar is the 70th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 973.

Getting to Pagar

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

Pagar lies about 23 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bendi, about 21 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 Pagar
Nearest railway station Bendi 21 km
District headquarters Latehar 23 km
Nearest town Lātehār 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Manika 33 km

Villages closest to Pagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pagar village had a population of 270. That makes it the 70th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents.

Pagar village has 142 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pagar has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

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

Pagar covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pagar falls under Manika tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pagar is Bendi, about 21 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 Pagar.

Pagar is about 23 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pagar is in Manika tehsil of Latehar district. Bendi is about 21 km away. Latehar is about 23 km away. Lātehār is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Seldag (1.6 km), Pasagam (2.2 km) and Hesatu (2.4 km).

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

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