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About Nagan Village

Nagan is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 66 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, 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 Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 60.32 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 66
Female Population 65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
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 119th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 60.32 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

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 34 km from Shimla. 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
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 6.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 34 km

Villages closest to Nagan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotkhai 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 131. That makes it the 119th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Nagan village has 66 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagan has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Nagan is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagan covers 60.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagan falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Nagan notes the nearest railway station 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 34 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagan is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 6.7 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banahal (under 2 km), Melth (under 2 km) and Phanel (under 2 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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