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About Nagwal Lahr Village

Nagwal Lahr is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 119 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,235 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagwal Lahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagwal Lahr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177101
Area (hectares) 87.89 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 119
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,235
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagwal Lahr compares

By the 2011 count Nagwal Lahr is the 143rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 87.89 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Nagwal Lahr

Nagwal Lahr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nagwal Lahr 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nagwal Lahr from other places

Nagwal Lahr lies about 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 13 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 Nagwal Lahr
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Tripal 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 22 km
Nearest town Talwāra 33 km

Villages closest to Nagwal Lahr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Nagwal Lahr

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagwal Lahr village had a population of 266. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Nagwal Lahr village has 119 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagwal Lahr has about 1235 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Nagwal Lahr is 177101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagwal Lahr covers 87.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagwal Lahr falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nagwal Lahr is Tripal, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Nagwal Lahr.

Nagwal Lahr is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagwal Lahr is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 2.4 km away. Tripal is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shib Nath (under 2 km), Rasuhi (under 2 km) and Narwari (under 2 km).

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

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