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About Bara Gagra Village

Bara Gagra is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 30 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 733 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Gagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Gagra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 149.93 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 30
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 733
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Gagra compares

By the 2011 count Bara Gagra is the 242nd largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 149.93 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Bara Gagra

Bara Gagra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Gagra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bara Gagra from other places

Bara Gagra lies about 31 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 25 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 Bara Gagra
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 25 km
District headquarters Pakur 31 km

Villages closest to Bara Gagra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Litipara 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 Bara Gagra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Gagra village had a population of 52. That makes it the 242nd largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Bara Gagra village has 30 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Gagra has about 733 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Bara Gagra is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Gagra covers 149.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Gagra falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Gagra is Barharwa Junction, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Gagra.

Bara Gagra is about 31 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Gagra is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 8.4 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 25 km away. Pakur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makbhita (under 2 km), Makbhitapahar (under 2 km) and Makhbhita (under 2 km).

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

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