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About Nagara Village

Nagara is a mid sized village in Nabagram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 956, made up of 467 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Nabagram
Pincode 742122
Area (hectares) 260.78 hectares
Population 956
Male Population 467
Female Population 489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagara compares

By the 2011 count Nagara is the 77th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents. Its 260.78 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Nagara

Nagara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nagara as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nagara from other places

Nagara lies about 160 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur Halt, about 7.2 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 Nagara
Nearest railway station Kamalpur Halt 7.2 km
Nearest town Katihar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabagram 21 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 160 km

Villages closest to Nagara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagara village had a population of 956. That makes it the 77th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents.

Nagara village has 467 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagara has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Nagara is 742122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagara covers 260.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagara falls under Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Nagara is Kamalpur Halt, about 7.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nagara.

Nagara is about 160 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagara is in Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kamalpur Halt is about 7.2 km away. Katihar is about 20 km away. Nabagram is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chayan Nagar (under 2 km), Isannagar (under 2 km) and Saheb Nagar (under 2 km).

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

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