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About Nagpuri Village

Nagpuri is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 104 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,192 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176099, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagpuri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176099
Area (hectares) 175.13 hectares
Population 228
Male Population 104
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,192
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagpuri compares

By the 2011 count Nagpuri is the 100th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 175.13 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Nagpuri

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

Nagpuri lies about 21 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 5.7 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 Nagpuri
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 5.7 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 28 km

Villages closest to Nagpuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagpuri village had a population of 228. That makes it the 100th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Nagpuri village has 104 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagpuri has about 1192 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Nagpuri is 176099. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagpuri covers 175.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nagpuri falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nagpuri is Chamunda Marg, about 5.7 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 Nagpuri.

Nagpuri is about 21 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagpuri is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Chamunda Marg is about 5.7 km away. Dharamsala is about 18 km away. Kangra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garh (under 2 km), Lahat Khas (2.4 km) and Maniar (2.4 km).

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

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