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About Raj Nagar Village

Raj Nagar is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 405, made up of 178 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,275 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176188, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raj Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raj Nagar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176188
Area (hectares) 67.75 hectares
Population 405
Male Population 178
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,275
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raj Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Raj Nagar is the 81st largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 67.75 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Raj Nagar

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

Raj Nagar lies about 51 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, 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 Raj Nagar
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 15 km
Nearest town Mandi 34 km
District headquarters Kangra 51 km

Villages closest to Raj Nagar

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 Raj Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Raj Nagar village had a population of 405. That makes it the 81st largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Raj Nagar village has 178 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raj Nagar has about 1275 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Raj Nagar is 176188. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raj Nagar covers 67.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raj Nagar falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raj Nagar is Joginder Nagar, about under 2 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 Raj Nagar.

Raj Nagar is about 51 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raj Nagar is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Joginder Nagar is about under 2 km away. Baijnath is about 15 km away. Mandi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jans Pnera (2.3 km), Kunsal Upperli (4.4 km) and Bahl (4.7 km).

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

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