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About Nerra Village

Nerra is a mid sized village in Baharagora tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 323 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares.

Nerra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nerra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Baharagora
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 323
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nerra compares

By the 2011 count Nerra is the 72nd largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 421 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Nerra

Nerra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nerra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nayabasan, Nayagram, Nekra Kandan and Nekradiha. 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 Nerra

As per the Census of India 2011, Nerra village had a population of 636. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 421 residents.

Nerra village has 323 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nerra has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Nerra covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nerra falls under Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Nerra 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 <5 km distance for Nerra.

Nerra is in Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum 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 Nerra today is likely to be higher.

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