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About Nagra Village

Nagra is one of the larger villages in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,405, made up of 7,383 males and 7,022 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 761.33 hectares hectares.

Nagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 761.33 hectares
Population 14,405
Male Population 7,383
Female Population 7,022
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagra compares

By the 2011 count Nagra is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 761.33 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Nagra

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

Nagra lies about 18 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Khatīma, about 19 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 town Sitārganj 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Rasra 18 km
District headquarters Ballia 18 km
Nearest railway station Khatīma 19 km

Villages closest to Nagra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rasra 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 14,405. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Nagra village has 7,383 males and 7,022 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagra 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 968.

Nagra covers 761.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nagra falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nagra is Khatīma, about 19 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 and private bus service as Available for Nagra.

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

Nagra is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. Sitārganj is about 9.4 km away. Rasra is about 18 km away. Ballia 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 Nagpura (under 2 km), Khari (1.9 km) and Bhikhampur (2.5 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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