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About Nagraon Village

Nagraon is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 27 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagraon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagraon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172030
Area (hectares) 35.97 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 27
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagraon compares

By the 2011 count Nagraon is the 145th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 35.97 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Nagraon

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

Nagraon lies about 42 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 Nagraon
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 6.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 42 km

Villages closest to Nagraon

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

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Common questions about Nagraon

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagraon village had a population of 63. That makes it the 145th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Nagraon village has 27 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagraon has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Nagraon is 172030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagraon covers 35.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nagraon falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Nagraon 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 Nagraon.

Nagraon is about 42 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagraon is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 6.7 km away. Shimla is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chohan (under 2 km), Halyana (under 2 km) and Naula (under 2 km).

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

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