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About Nagan Village

Nagan is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 121 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175032, 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 Jogindarnagar
Pincode 175032
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 121
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Nagan compares

By the 2011 count Nagan is the 107th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 1112.

Getting to Nagan

Nagan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nagan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Nagan from other places

Nagan lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 8.9 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 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 9.9 km
District headquarters Mandi 24 km

Villages closest to Nagan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jogindarnagar 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 227. That makes it the 107th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Nagan village has 121 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagan has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Nagan is 175032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagan covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Nagan is Buffer Stop, about 8.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 8.9 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 9.9 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiyun (1.5 km), D P F Thorat (2.1 km) and Thorat (2.1 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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