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About Nagzar Village

Nagzar is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 111 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,189 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagzar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagzar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Pincode 416605
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 243
Male Population 111
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,189
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagzar compares

By the 2011 count Nagzar is the 115th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Nagzar

Nagzar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nagzar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Nagzar from other places

Nagzar lies about 13 km from Malwan, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, about 11 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 Nagzar
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 13 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 34 km

Villages closest to Nagzar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagzar village had a population of 243. That makes it the 115th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Nagzar village has 111 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagzar has about 1189 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Nagzar is 416605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagzar covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nagzar falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Nagzar is Sindhudurg, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Nagzar.

Nagzar is about 13 km from Malwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagzar is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Sindhudurg is about 11 km away. Malwan is about 13 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tembwadi (under 2 km), Kava (under 2 km) and Kunkavale (under 2 km).

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

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