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About Nagri Village

Nagri is a small village in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 85 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Farakka
Pincode 742212
Area (hectares) 48.2 hectares
Population 164
Male Population 85
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nagri compares

By the 2011 count Nagri is the 52nd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 48.2 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Nagri

Nagri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nagri as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nagri from other places

Nagri lies about 80 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Gumani, about 3.5 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 Nagri
Nearest railway station Gumani 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Farakka 7.7 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 80 km

Villages closest to Nagri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagri village had a population of 164. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Nagri village has 85 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagri has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Nagri is 742212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagri covers 48.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagri falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nagri is Gumani, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nagri.

Nagri is about 80 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagri is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Gumani is about 3.5 km away. Farakka is about 7.7 km away. Murshidabad is about 80 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talipur (3.0 km), Bagdabra (3.1 km) and Sudna (3.7 km).

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

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