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About Naghra Village

Naghra is a mid sized village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,490, made up of 778 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naghra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Pincode 272002
Area (hectares) 157.94 hectares
Population 1,490
Male Population 778
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naghra compares

By the 2011 count Naghra is the 24th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 157.94 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Naghra

Naghra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Naghra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Naghra from other places

Naghra lies about 20 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Orwara, about 12 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 Naghra
Nearest railway station Orwara 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Rudhauli 15 km
District headquarters Basti 20 km
Nearest town Bastī 20 km

Villages closest to Naghra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naghra village had a population of 1,490. That makes it the 24th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Naghra village has 778 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naghra has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Naghra is 272002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naghra covers 157.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Naghra falls under Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Naghra is Orwara, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Naghra.

Naghra is about 20 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naghra is in Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Orwara is about 12 km away. Rudhauli is about 15 km away. Basti 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 Naghri (under 2 km), Tighra Pandit (under 2 km) and Bhitiayakalan (under 2 km).

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

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