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About Pagara Village

Pagara is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,951, made up of 1,000 males and 951 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 561.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pagara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314404
Area (hectares) 561.16 hectares
Population 1,951
Male Population 1,000
Female Population 951
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pagara compares

By the 2011 count Pagara is the 45th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 561.16 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Pagara

Pagara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pagara 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 Pagara from other places

Pagara lies about 12 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kotana, 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 Pagara
Nearest railway station Kotana 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 12 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 12 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 12 km

Villages closest to Pagara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pagara village had a population of 1,951. That makes it the 45th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Pagara village has 1,000 males and 951 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pagara has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Pagara is 314404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pagara covers 561.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pagara falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Pagara is Kotana, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pagara.

Pagara is about 12 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pagara is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Kotana is about 11 km away. Simalwara is about 12 km away. Dungarpur 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 Bera (1.6 km), Hasela (6.2 km) and Upla Tham Ka Talab (6.5 km).

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

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