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About Nagehr Village

Nagehr is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 125 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176085, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176085
Area (hectares) 9.3 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 125
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nagehr compares

By the 2011 count Nagehr is the 262nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 9.3 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Nagehr

Nagehr is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Nagehr 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nagehr from other places

Nagehr lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 4.1 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 Nagehr
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 4.1 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km

Villages closest to Nagehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagehr village had a population of 227. That makes it the 262nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Nagehr village has 125 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagehr has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Nagehr is 176085. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagehr covers 9.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nagehr falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nagehr is Palampur Himachal, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Nagehr is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagehr is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur is about 3.8 km away. Palampur Himachal is about 4.1 km away. Dharamsala is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bindraban (under 2 km), Kathena (under 2 km) and Rajnali (under 2 km).

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

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