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About Nagra Village

Nagra is one of the larger villages in Mandar tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,929, made up of 2,945 males and 2,984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1090 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Mandar
Pincode 835205
Area (hectares) 1090 hectares
Population 5,929
Male Population 2,945
Female Population 2,984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nagra compares

By the 2011 count Nagra is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 1090 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Nagra

Nagra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nagra as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nagra from other places

Nagra lies about 22 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tangarbansali, about 6.6 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 Nagra
Tehsil headquarters Mandar 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Tangarbansali 6.6 km
Nearest town Rātu 11 km
District headquarters Ranchi 22 km

Villages closest to Nagra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagra village had a population of 5,929. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Nagra village has 2,945 males and 2,984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagra has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Nagra is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagra covers 1090 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagra falls under Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nagra is Tangarbansali, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nagra.

Nagra is about 22 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagra is in Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district. Mandar is about 5.5 km away. Tangarbansali is about 6.6 km away. Rātu is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masmano (under 2 km), Baski (2.2 km) and Totambi (2.5 km).

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

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