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About Nagar Village

Nagar is a mid sized village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,840, made up of 963 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagar village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182222
Area (hectares) 364.6 hectares
Population 1,840
Male Population 963
Female Population 877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Nagar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 364.6 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 978.

Getting to Nagar

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

Nagar lies about 29 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, 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 Nagar
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 20 km
District headquarters Doda 29 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 36 km

Villages closest to Nagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagar village had a population of 1,840. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Nagar village has 963 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagar has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Nagar is 182222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagar covers 364.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagar falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nagar is Udhampur, 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 Nagar.

Nagar is about 29 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagar is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 20 km away. Doda is about 29 km away. Udhampur 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 Chondri (10 km), Dalain (14 km) and Dalha (14 km).

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

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