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About Nagrota Village

Nagrota is a mid sized village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 260 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagrota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagrota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 175001
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 260
Female Population 245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagrota compares

By the 2011 count Nagrota is the 18th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Nagrota

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

Nagrota lies about 11 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 24 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
District headquarters Mandi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 22 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 24 km

Villages closest to Nagrota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagrota village had a population of 505. That makes it the 18th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Nagrota village has 260 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagrota has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Nagrota is 175001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagrota covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagrota falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nagrota is Buffer Stop, about 24 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.

Nagrota is about 11 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagrota is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 11 km away. Padhar is about 22 km away. Buffer Stop 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 Malog (under 2 km), Hiyun (1.8 km) and D P F Tikkar (3.1 km).

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

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