| Nagar | |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal # India3 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Coordinates: | 24.0917°N 87.9881°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Name2: | Murshidabad |
| Elevation M: | 18 |
| Population Total: | 11,882 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 742159 (Nagar) |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/STD code |
| Area Code: | 03484-xxx |
Nagar is a village in the Khargram CD block in the Kandi subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is located about 190 km from Kolkata, the state capital.
Nagar is located at 24.0898°N 87.9902°W
The area shown in the map alongside, covering Berhampore and Kandi subdivisions, is spread across both the natural physiographic regions of the district, Rarh and Bagri.[1] [2] The headquarters of Murshidabad district, Berhampore, is in this area.[3] The ruins of Karnasubarna, the capital of Shashanka, the first important king of ancient Bengal who ruled in the 7th century, is located south-west of Berhampore.[4] [5] [6] The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with over 80% of the population living in the rural areas.[7]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Nagar had a total population of 11,882, of which 6,198 (52%) were males and 5,684 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,472. The total number of literate persons in Nagar was 7,096 (68.17% of the population over 6 years).[8]
The headquarters of Khargram CD block are located at Nagar.[9]
State Highway 7 (Badshahi Road) running from Rajgram (in Birbhum district) to Midnapore (in Paschim Medinipur district) passes through Nagar.[10] Bus services are available form local bus stand. Many local and Government buses stop at Nagar bus stand. NBSTC, SBSTC buses are going to Siliguri, Maldah, Kolkata, Digha, Kharagpur, Burdhaman, Durgapur, Asansol etc.
There is a mosque named 'Nagar Jame Masjid', is one of the largest mosques of Murshidabad. Nagar Fair is arranged every year on 5 January in the Pirtala ground which is located near Nagar Dighi, for Data Pir.