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About Pagar Village

Pagar is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,197, made up of 635 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.89 hectares hectares.

Pagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pagar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 107.89 hectares
Population 1,197
Male Population 635
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pagar compares

By the 2011 count Pagar is the 164th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 107.89 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Pagar

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

How far is Pagar from other places

Pagar lies about 40 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 20 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 Pagar
Nearest town Bānsi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 19 km
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 20 km
District headquarters Basti 40 km

Villages closest to Pagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pagar village had a population of 1,197. That makes it the 164th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Pagar village has 635 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pagar has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Pagar covers 107.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pagar falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pagar is Uska Bazar, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pagar.

Pagar is about 40 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pagar is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 12 km away. Harraiya is about 19 km away. Uska Bazar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baksari (under 2 km), Jiv Narainpur (2.0 km) and Narainpur (2.0 km).

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

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