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About Pagra Village

Pagra is a small village in Banda tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 238 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.53 hectares hectares.

Pagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pagra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Banda
Area (hectares) 293.53 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 238
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pagra compares

By the 2011 count Pagra is the 116th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 293.53 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Pagra

Pagra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pagra as Available within 10+ 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 Pagra from other places

Pagra lies about 44 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Ganeshganj, about 38 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 Pagra
Tehsil headquarters Banda 18 km
Nearest railway station Ganeshganj 38 km
District headquarters Sagar 44 km

Villages closest to Pagra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pagra village had a population of 459. That makes it the 116th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Pagra village has 238 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pagra has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Pagra covers 293.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pagra falls under Banda tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pagra is Ganeshganj, about 38 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 <5 km distance for Pagra.

Pagra is about 44 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pagra is in Banda tehsil of Sagar district. Banda is about 18 km away. Ganeshganj is about 38 km away. Sagar is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ishakpura (8.7 km), Pura Bineka (8.7 km) and Ramchandrapura (8.7 km).

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

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