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About Nagra Village

Nagra is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 296 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144037
Area (hectares) 118 hectares
Population 596
Male Population 296
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nagra compares

By the 2011 count Nagra is the 167th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Nagra

Nagra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nagra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nagra from other places

Nagra lies about 29 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Partabpura, about 3.8 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 Nagra
Nearest railway station Partabpura 3.8 km
Nearest town Jandiāla 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 12 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 29 km

Villages closest to Nagra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagra village had a population of 596. That makes it the 167th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Nagra village has 296 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagra has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Nagra is 144037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagra covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagra falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nagra is Partabpura, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Nagra.

Nagra is about 29 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagra is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Partabpura is about 3.8 km away. Jandiāla is about 11 km away. Phillaur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharuwal (under 2 km), Rupowal (under 2 km) and Kandola Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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