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About Nagaali Village

Nagaali is a mid sized village in Bashohli tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,098, made up of 570 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 860 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagaali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagaali village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Bashohli
Pincode 184201
Area (hectares) 860 hectares
Population 1,098
Male Population 570
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagaali compares

By the 2011 count Nagaali is the 29th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents. Its 860 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Nagaali

Nagaali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nagaali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Nagaali from other places

Nagaali lies about 40 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 Nagaali
Tehsil headquarters Bashohli 14 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 20 km
Nearest town Chamba 21 km
District headquarters Kathua 40 km

Villages closest to Nagaali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagaali village had a population of 1,098. That makes it the 29th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,720 residents.

Nagaali village has 570 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagaali has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Nagaali is 184201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagaali covers 860 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nagaali falls under Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nagaali is Nurpur Road, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nagaali.

Nagaali is about 40 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagaali is in Bashohli tehsil of Kathua district. Bashohli is about 14 km away. Nurpur Road is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Athyalta (under 2 km), Jandrayali (under 2 km) and Salladi (under 2 km).

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

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