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About Pagara Village

Pagara is a small village in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 33 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 788 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.37 hectares hectares.

Pagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pagara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bijawar
Area (hectares) 403.37 hectares
Population 59
Male Population 33
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 788
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pagara compares

By the 2011 count Pagara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 403.37 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Pagara

Pagara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pagara as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pagara from other places

Pagara lies about 20 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Ishanagar, about 14 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 Pagara
Nearest railway station Ishanagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bijawar 16 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 16 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 20 km

Villages closest to Pagara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pagara village had a population of 59. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Pagara village has 33 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pagara has about 788 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

Pagara covers 403.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pagara falls under Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pagara is Ishanagar, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Pagara.

Pagara is about 20 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pagara is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Ishanagar is about 14 km away. Bijawar is about 16 km away. Bijāwar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankrowra (under 2 km), Madelanpura (2.3 km) and Pathapur (2.5 km).

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

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