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About Naugaza Village

Naugaza is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 695, made up of 333 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naugaza Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naugaza village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176056
Area (hectares) 106.24 hectares
Population 695
Male Population 333
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Naugaza compares

By the 2011 count Naugaza is the 33rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 106.24 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Naugaza

Naugaza is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Naugaza 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Naugaza from other places

Naugaza lies about 6.5 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about under 2 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 Naugaza
Nearest railway station Samloti under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 4.8 km
District headquarters Kangra 6.5 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 15 km

Villages closest to Naugaza

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naugaza village had a population of 695. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Naugaza village has 333 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naugaza has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Naugaza is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naugaza covers 106.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Naugaza falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Naugaza is Samloti, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Naugaza.

Naugaza is about 6.5 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naugaza is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about under 2 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 4.8 km away. Kangra is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghutu (under 2 km), Lili (under 2 km) and Behra Banjar (under 2 km).

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

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