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About Pagwar Village

Pagwar is a mid sized village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,623, made up of 856 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pagwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pagwar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Pincode 212108
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 1,623
Male Population 856
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pagwar compares

By the 2011 count Pagwar is the 69th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Pagwar

Pagwar 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 Pagwar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Pagwar from other places

Pagwar lies about 38 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Shankargarh, about 3.0 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 Pagwar
Nearest railway station Shankargarh 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bara 13 km
District headquarters Allahabad 38 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 38 km

Villages closest to Pagwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pagwar village had a population of 1,623. That makes it the 69th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Pagwar village has 856 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pagwar has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Pagwar is 212108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pagwar covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pagwar falls under Bara tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pagwar is Shankargarh, about 3.0 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 for Pagwar.

Pagwar is about 38 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pagwar is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Shankargarh is about 3.0 km away. Bara is about 13 km away. Allahabad is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobra Sangram (under 2 km), Gobar Hewar (under 2 km) and Badhaiya (under 2 km).

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

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