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About Nagad Village

Nagad is a mid sized village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 633, made up of 316 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 635 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Manatu
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 635 hectares
Population 633
Male Population 316
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
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 Nagad compares

By the 2011 count Nagad is the 27th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 635 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Nagad

Nagad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nagad 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 Nagad from other places

Nagad lies about 156 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 42 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 Nagad
Tehsil headquarters Manatu 23 km
Nearest town Chatrā 40 km
Nearest railway station Kajri 42 km
District headquarters Palamu 156 km

Villages closest to Nagad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagad village had a population of 633. That makes it the 27th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Nagad village has 316 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagad has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Nagad is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagad covers 635 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nagad falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nagad is Kajri, about 42 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 Nagad.

Nagad is about 156 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagad is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Manatu is about 23 km away. Chatrā is about 40 km away. Kajri is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikda (under 2 km), Garwat (2.3 km) and Bisranw (2.7 km).

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

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