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About Sri Nagar Village

Sri Nagar is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 70 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,300 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sri Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sri Nagar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Rakkar
Pincode 177108
Area (hectares) 108.42 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 70
Female Population 91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,300
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sri Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Sri Nagar is the 71st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 108.42 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Sri Nagar

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

Sri Nagar lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 12 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 Sri Nagar
Nearest town Dharamsala 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Nagrota 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Rakkar 24 km

Villages closest to Sri Nagar

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 Sri Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sri Nagar village had a population of 161. That makes it the 71st largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Sri Nagar village has 70 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sri Nagar has about 1300 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Sri Nagar is 177108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sri Nagar covers 108.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sri Nagar falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sri Nagar is Nagrota, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Sri Nagar.

Sri Nagar is about 14 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sri Nagar is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 1.8 km away. Nagrota is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhikli Bharoli (under 2 km), Brahm Nagar (1.7 km) and Ram Nagar (1.7 km).

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

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