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About Nahra Village

Nahra is a mid sized village in Koil tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,496, made up of 782 males and 714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Koil
Pincode 202140
Area (hectares) 273.54 hectares
Population 1,496
Male Population 782
Female Population 714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nahra compares

By the 2011 count Nahra is the 182nd largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents. Its 273.54 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Nahra

Nahra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nahra as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nahra from other places

Nahra lies about 18 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Kulwa, about 8.1 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 Nahra
Nearest railway station Kulwa 8.1 km
Nearest town Khair 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Koil 18 km
District headquarters Aligarh 18 km

Villages closest to Nahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahra village had a population of 1,496. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents.

Nahra village has 782 males and 714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahra has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Nahra is 202140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahra covers 273.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nahra falls under Koil tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nahra is Kulwa, about 8.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nahra.

Nahra is about 18 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nahra is in Koil tehsil of Aligarh district. Kulwa is about 8.1 km away. Khair is about 9.4 km away. Koil is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ismailpur (under 2 km), Ahroli (3.0 km) and Haivatpur Fagoi (5.8 km).

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

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