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About Nagan Village

Nagan is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 45 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176126, 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 Lad Bharol
Pincode 176126
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 45
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagan compares

By the 2011 count Nagan is the 92nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

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 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 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 Lad Bharol 15 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 Lad Bharol 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 96. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Nagan village has 45 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagan has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Nagan is 176126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagan covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagan falls under Lad Bharol 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 10+ 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 Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 8.9 km away. Lad Bharol is about 15 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 Kaur (2.3 km), Gwaila (2.5 km) and Bharan (5.7 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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