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About Narghota Village

Narghota is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 58 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,172 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176055, 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 Khundian
Pincode 176055
Area (hectares) 41.06 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 58
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,172
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Narghota compares

By the 2011 count Narghota is the 114th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 41.06 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Narghota

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

Narghota lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 15 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 Khundian 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 31 km

Villages closest to Narghota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khundian 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 126. That makes it the 114th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Narghota village has 58 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Narghota has about 1172 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Narghota is 176055. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Narghota covers 41.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Narghota falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Narghota is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 15 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 Narghota.

Narghota is about 20 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 Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 4.4 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 15 km away. Kangra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukrehr (under 2 km), Kurehar (under 2 km) and Sanghyar (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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