Nagara, is a village in Gondia tahsil about three miles distance from Gondia on the road to Balaghat. It had a population of 4,591 persons in 1971. The village in an old one and is surrounded by the remains of a moat. There is a curious old temple to Mahadeva and round it are a number of small wells lined with earthenware. These wells are so narrow that only one bucket can be worked at a time in each. According to a tradition Nagara was settlement of the Gavalis when the whole of the surrounding country was densely forested. The village as the usual educational and medical facilities, and a post office. A weekly market is held on Fridays. Wells are the source of drinking water-supply.