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About Pagar Village

Pagar is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 879, made up of 431 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.04 hectares hectares.

Pagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pagar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 135.04 hectares
Population 879
Male Population 431
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pagar compares

By the 2011 count Pagar is the 226th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 135.04 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Pagar

Pagar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Pagar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Pagar from other places

Pagar lies about 24 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 21 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
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 21 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 24 km

Villages closest to Pagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khajni 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 879. That makes it the 226th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Pagar village has 431 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pagar has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Pagar covers 135.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pagar falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Pagar is Sahjanwa, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pagar.

Pagar is about 24 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pagar is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 8.9 km away. Sahjanwa is about 21 km away. Gorakhpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Araji Mahuapar (under 2 km), Chanhar (under 2 km) and Gulriha (under 2 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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