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About Nangarwan Village

Nangarwan is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 76 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nangarwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nangarwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 52.84 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 76
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
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 Nangarwan compares

By the 2011 count Nangarwan is the 272nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 52.84 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Nangarwan

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

Nangarwan lies about 50 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, about 7.3 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 Nangarwan
Nearest railway station Kandrori 7.3 km
Nearest town Mamun 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 18 km
District headquarters Kangra 50 km

Villages closest to Nangarwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nangarwan village had a population of 144. That makes it the 272nd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Nangarwan village has 76 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nangarwan has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Nangarwan is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nangarwan covers 52.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nangarwan falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nangarwan is Kandrori, about 7.3 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 Nangarwan.

Nangarwan is about 50 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nangarwan is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kandrori is about 7.3 km away. Mamun is about 11 km away. Nurpur 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 Samal (under 2 km), Dhamlahr (under 2 km) and Dharwal (1.7 km).

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

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