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About Nagrota Nahan Village

Nagrota Nahan is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 103 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagrota Nahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagrota Nahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177108
Area (hectares) 77.88 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 103
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagrota Nahan compares

By the 2011 count Nagrota Nahan is the 56th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 77.88 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1059.

Getting to Nagrota Nahan

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

Nagrota Nahan lies about 31 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, 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 Nahan
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Rakkar 30 km
District headquarters Kangra 31 km
Nearest town Talwāra 37 km

Villages closest to Nagrota Nahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagrota Nahan village had a population of 212. That makes it the 56th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Nagrota Nahan village has 103 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagrota Nahan has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Nagrota Nahan is 177108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagrota Nahan covers 77.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagrota Nahan falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nagrota Nahan is Amb Andaura, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nagrota Nahan.

Nagrota Nahan is about 31 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagrota Nahan is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Amb Andaura is about 21 km away. Rakkar is about 30 km away. Kangra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukrala (under 2 km), Kathiara (under 2 km) and Chamba Khas (under 2 km).

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

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