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About Pagar Village

Pagar is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 35 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pagar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816129
Area (hectares) 13.76 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 35
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pagar compares

By the 2011 count Pagar is the 149th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 13.76 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Pagar

Pagar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pagar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pagar from other places

Pagar lies about 5.7 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Sakrigali, about 4.2 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 Pagar
Nearest railway station Sakrigali 4.2 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 5.7 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 16 km

Villages closest to Pagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pagar village had a population of 70. That makes it the 149th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Pagar village has 35 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pagar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Pagar is 816129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pagar covers 13.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pagar falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pagar is Sakrigali, about 4.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pagar.

Pagar is about 5.7 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pagar is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Sakrigali is about 4.2 km away. Sahibganj is about 5.7 km away. Sāhibganj is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boha (2.0 km), Phuljhari (2.5 km) and Chhota Bhagiamariand Partaba (2.5 km).

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

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