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About Dagra Village

Dagra is a mid sized village in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,806, made up of 925 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 707 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dagra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha
Pincode 822113
Area (hectares) 707 hectares
Population 1,806
Male Population 925
Female Population 881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dagra compares

By the 2011 count Dagra is the 9th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 819 residents. Its 707 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Dagra

Dagra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dagra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Biwadohar, Charain, Chaukhara and Chordanda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dagra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dagra village had a population of 1,806. That makes it the 9th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 819 residents.

Dagra village has 925 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dagra has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Dagra is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dagra covers 707 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dagra falls under Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Dagra notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Dagra.

Dagra is in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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