Nagri | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Chhattisgarh#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chhattisgarh, India |
Coordinates: | 20.3412°N 81.9596°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Chhattisgarh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Dhamtari |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 13308 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 493778 |
Registration Plate: | CG 05 |
Area Code: | 07700 |
Nagri is a town and nagar panchayat in the Dhamtari district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.[1] It is located 64 kilometers from the district headquarters, Dhamtari, and 145 kilometres from the state capital of Chhattisgarh, Raipur.
Mukundpur, Malhari, Sihawa, Bhitarras, and Goregaon villages are nearby. Nagri is surrounded by Narharpur Tehsil to its west, Gariyaband Tehsil to its north, Baderajpur Tehsil to its south and Mainpur Tehsil to its east.
Nearby cities include Kanker, Dhamtari, Gobranawapara, Gariyaband and Umarkote.
Nagri is covered by jungles and mountains and the Mahnadi river, sometimes called the 'lifeline of Chhattisgarh', originates from Sihawa Hills, 8 kilometres from Nagri.
As of the 2011 India census, Nagri had a population of 13,308. Males and females each constitute 50%. Nagri had an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; its literacy rate for male is 79% and for female is 56%. As of 2011, 15% of Nagri's population was under 6 years of age.[2] Residents speak Chhattisgarhi and/or Hindi.
Nagri hosts 6 schools and 3 colleges:
Various temples and natural sites attract visitors, such as: