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About Nagri Village

Nagri is one of the larger villages in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,118, made up of 3,125 males and 2,993 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835303, 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 Nagri
Pincode 835303
Area (hectares) 669.24 hectares
Population 6,118
Male Population 3,125
Female Population 2,993
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nagri compares

By the 2011 count Nagri is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 669.24 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Nagri

Nagri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nagri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 13 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Piska, about 2.3 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
Nearest railway station Piska 2.3 km
Nearest town Rātu 11 km
District headquarters Ranchi 13 km

Villages closest to Nagri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagri 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 6,118. 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 1,483 residents.

Nagri village has 3,125 males and 2,993 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagri has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Nagri is 835303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagri covers 669.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nagri falls under Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nagri is Piska, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nagri.

Nagri is about 13 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 Nagri tehsil of Ranchi district. Piska is about 2.3 km away. Rātu is about 11 km away. Ranchi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naro (under 2 km), Kosaro (1.7 km) and Sugda (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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