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About Nagan Village

Nagan is a small village in Bhadrota tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 75 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bhadrota
Pincode 175049
Area (hectares) 35.67 hectares
Population 153
Male Population 75
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagan compares

By the 2011 count Nagan is the 61st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 234 residents. Its 35.67 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 1032.

Getting to Nagan

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

Nagan lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 9.2 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 Nagan
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 9.2 km
District headquarters Mandi 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadrota 28 km

Villages closest to Nagan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagan village had a population of 153. That makes it the 61st largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 234 residents.

Nagan village has 75 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagan has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Nagan is 175049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagan covers 35.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagan falls under Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nagan is Buffer Stop, about 9.2 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 Nagan.

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

Nagan is in Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 9.2 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Bhadrota is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanehar (5.5 km), Balh Lalihan (10.0 km) and Bhalara (10.0 km).

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

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