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About Nagda Village

Nagda is one of the larger villages in Badnawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,157, made up of 2,598 males and 2,559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 803.15 hectares hectares.

Nagda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Badnawar
Area (hectares) 803.15 hectares
Population 5,157
Male Population 2,598
Female Population 2,559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagda compares

By the 2011 count Nagda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 803.15 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Nagda

Nagda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nagda 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nagda from other places

Nagda lies about 26 km from Badnawar, and the nearest railway station is Dhar, about 20 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 Nagda
Nearest railway station Dhar 20 km
Nearest town Dhār 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Badnawar 26 km

Villages closest to Nagda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagda village had a population of 5,157. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Nagda village has 2,598 males and 2,559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagda has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Nagda covers 803.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nagda falls under Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nagda is Dhar, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nagda.

Nagda is about 26 km from Badnawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagda is in Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district. Dhar is about 20 km away. Dhār is about 22 km away. Badnawar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandwadiya Khurd (2.8 km), Karod Khurd (2.8 km) and Katlawada (3.7 km).

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

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