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About Nagra Village

Nagra is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 286 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,189 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144511
Area (hectares) 80 hectares
Population 626
Male Population 286
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,189
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 198th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

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 6.7 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Banga, about 2.6 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 Banga 2.6 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 11 km

Villages closest to Nagra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawanshahr 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 626. That makes it the 198th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Nagra village has 286 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagra has about 1189 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Nagra is 144511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagra covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nagra falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nagra is Banga, about 2.6 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 6.7 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagra is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Banga is about 2.6 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 6.7 km away. Nawanshahr is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhukhri (under 2 km), Dosanjh Khurd (under 2 km) and Bharo Mazara (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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