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About Nagan Village

Nagan is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 835, made up of 416 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176115
Area (hectares) 64.04 hectares
Population 835
Male Population 416
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nagan compares

By the 2011 count Nagan is the 26th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 64.04 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Nagan

Nagan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nagan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nagan from other places

Nagan lies about 36 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Paprola, about under 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 Nagan
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath under 2 km
Nearest railway station Baijnath Paprola under 2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 35 km
District headquarters Kangra 36 km

Villages closest to Nagan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagan village had a population of 835. That makes it the 26th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Nagan village has 416 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagan has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Nagan is 176115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagan covers 64.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nagan falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nagan is Baijnath Paprola, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nagan.

Nagan is about 36 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagan is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath is about under 2 km away. Baijnath Paprola is about under 2 km away. Dharamsala 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 Malghota (under 2 km), Paprola Khas (under 2 km) and Kharanal (under 2 km).

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

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