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About Nagheta Village

Nagheta is a mid sized village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,186, made up of 618 males and 568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagheta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagheta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173025
Area (hectares) 264 hectares
Population 1,186
Male Population 618
Female Population 568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagheta compares

By the 2011 count Nagheta is the 34th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 264 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Nagheta

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

Nagheta lies about 36 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 36 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 Nagheta
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 18 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 18 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 36 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 36 km

Villages closest to Nagheta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagheta village had a population of 1,186. That makes it the 34th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Nagheta village has 618 males and 568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagheta has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Nagheta is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagheta covers 264 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagheta falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nagheta is Dehradun, about 36 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 Nagheta.

Nagheta is about 36 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagheta is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 18 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 18 km away. Sirmaur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaila (under 2 km), Tauru (under 2 km) and Bharli (1.8 km).

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

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