About Nagar Village

Nagar is one of the larger villages in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,882, made up of 6,198 males and 5,684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Khargram
Pincode	742157
Area (hectares)	180.75 hectares
Population	11,882
Male Population	6,198
Female Population	5,684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Nagar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 180.75 hectares work out to about 66 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Nagar

Nagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nagar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nagar from other places

Nagar lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, 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 Nagar
Tehsil headquarters	Khargram	7.1 km
Nearest town	Kāndi	16 km
Nearest railway station	Karnasubarna	21 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	31 km

Villages closest to Nagar

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

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Common questions about Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagar village had a population of 11,882. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Nagar village has 6,198 males and 5,684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagar has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Nagar is 742157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagar covers 180.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 66 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nagar falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nagar is Karnasubarna, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nagar.

Nagar is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagar is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Khargram is about 7.1 km away. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.