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About Nahra Village

Nahra is a mid sized village in Chhata tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 937, made up of 516 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.385 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 281405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nahra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mathura
Tehsil Chhata
Pincode 281405
Area (hectares) 359.385 hectares
Population 937
Male Population 516
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nahra compares

By the 2011 count Nahra is the 134th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,724 residents. Its 359.385 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Nahra

Nahra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nahra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Nahra from other places

Nahra lies about 35 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Deeg, 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 Nahra
Nearest town Kāman 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Deeg 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhata 22 km
District headquarters Mathura 35 km

Villages closest to Nahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nahra village had a population of 937. That makes it the 134th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,724 residents.

Nahra village has 516 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nahra has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 856.

The pincode recorded for Nahra is 281405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nahra covers 359.385 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nahra falls under Chhata tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nahra is Deeg, 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 for Nahra.

Nahra is about 35 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nahra is in Chhata tehsil of Mathura district. Kāman is about 9.0 km away. Deeg is about 12 km away. Chhata is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rankoli (1.8 km), Hathiya (4.3 km) and Dabhala (4.4 km).

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

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