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About Nagrota Village

Nagrota is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 218 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagrota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagrota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176031
Area (hectares) 82.24 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 218
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
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 Nagrota compares

By the 2011 count Nagrota is the 26th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 82.24 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Nagrota

Nagrota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nagrota 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 Nagrota from other places

Nagrota lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 Nagrota
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km
Nearest town Talwāra 42 km

Villages closest to Nagrota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagrota village had a population of 461. That makes it the 26th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Nagrota village has 218 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagrota has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Nagrota is 176031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagrota covers 82.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagrota falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nagrota is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 Nagrota.

Nagrota is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagrota is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 4.3 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saloa (under 2 km), Jajwar (under 2 km) and Bah (under 2 km).

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

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