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About Nagri Village

Nagri is a large village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,838, made up of 1,396 males and 1,442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 372.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 834006
Area (hectares) 372.04 hectares
Population 2,838
Male Population 1,396
Female Population 1,442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagri compares

By the 2011 count Nagri is the 24th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 372.04 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Nagri

Nagri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nagri as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nagri from other places

Nagri lies about 14 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 8.3 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 Nagri
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Hundur Halt 8.3 km
Nearest town Rātu 12 km
District headquarters Ranchi 14 km

Villages closest to Nagri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagri village had a population of 2,838. That makes it the 24th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Nagri village has 1,396 males and 1,442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagri has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Nagri is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagri covers 372.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nagri falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nagri is Hundur Halt, about 8.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nagri.

Nagri is about 14 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagri is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Kanke is about 3.8 km away. Hundur Halt is about 8.3 km away. Rātu is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bukru (under 2 km), Chama (under 2 km) and Ekamba (1.8 km).

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

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