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About Nagrota Village

Nagrota is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 333, made up of 159 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagrota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagrota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176045
Area (hectares) 18.25 hectares
Population 333
Male Population 159
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagrota compares

By the 2011 count Nagrota is the 87th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 18.25 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Nagrota

Nagrota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nagrota 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 Nagrota from other places

Nagrota lies about 43 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 24 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 Nagrota
Nearest town Mandi 11 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 35 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 43 km

Villages closest to Nagrota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagrota village had a population of 333. That makes it the 87th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Nagrota village has 159 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagrota has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Nagrota is 176045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagrota covers 18.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nagrota falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nagrota is Buffer Stop, about 24 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 Nagrota.

Nagrota is about 43 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagrota is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 11 km away. Buffer Stop is about 24 km away. Bhoranj is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gwahta (6.6 km), Jhandwin Changria (8.3 km) and Kot (8.4 km).

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

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