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About Nagra Village

Nagra is a large village in Nalhati II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,133, made up of 1,574 males and 1,559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati II
Pincode 731237
Area (hectares) 203.82 hectares
Population 3,133
Male Population 1,574
Female Population 1,559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nagra compares

By the 2011 count Nagra is the 15th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 203.82 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Nagra

Nagra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nagra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 2.1 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 railway station Lohapur 2.1 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati II 18 km
District headquarters Birbhum 18 km

Villages closest to Nagra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati II 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 3,133. That makes it the 15th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Nagra village has 1,574 males and 1,559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagra has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Nagra is 731237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagra covers 203.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nagra falls under Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nagra is Lohapur, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nagra.

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

Nagra is in Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about 2.1 km away. Nalhāti is about 12 km away. Nalhati II 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 Katagaria (1.6 km), Lohapur (1.8 km) and Purbagopalpur (1.9 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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