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About Nagoan Village

Nagoan is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 91 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 780 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagoan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagoan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 91
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 780
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nagoan compares

By the 2011 count Nagoan is the 73rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Nagoan

Nagoan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nagoan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nagoan from other places

Nagoan lies about 25 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 2.8 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 Nagoan
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 2.8 km
Nearest town Shimla 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 18 km
District headquarters Solan 25 km

Villages closest to Nagoan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagoan village had a population of 162. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Nagoan village has 91 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagoan has about 780 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Nagoan is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagoan covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nagoan falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nagoan is Summer Hill, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nagoan.

Nagoan is about 25 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagoan is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Summer Hill is about 2.8 km away. Shimla is about 2.9 km away. Kandaghat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Mohal Siri Nagar (under 2 km), Duh (under 2 km) and Shalai (under 2 km).

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

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