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About Narghota Village

Narghota is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 66 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Narghota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Narghota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177101
Area (hectares) 27.91 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 66
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narghota compares

By the 2011 count Narghota is the 207th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 27.91 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Narghota

Narghota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Narghota as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Narghota from other places

Narghota lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 9.4 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 Narghota
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Tripal 9.4 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 33 km

Villages closest to Narghota

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 Narghota

As per the Census of India 2011, Narghota village had a population of 132. That makes it the 207th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Narghota village has 66 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narghota has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

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

Narghota covers 27.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Narghota is Tripal, about 9.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Narghota.

Narghota is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Narghota is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 6.2 km away. Tripal is about 9.4 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanan Khurd (under 2 km), Chanan Kalan (under 2 km) and Chohar (under 2 km).

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

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