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About Nagrota Village

Nagrota is a large village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,269, made up of 2,149 males and 2,120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1023.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagrota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagrota village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 185132
Area (hectares) 1023.1 hectares
Population 4,269
Male Population 2,149
Female Population 2,120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagrota compares

By the 2011 count Nagrota is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 1023.1 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Nagrota

Nagrota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nagrota as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Nagrota from other places

Nagrota lies about 5.6 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 58 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 Nagrota
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 4.5 km
Nearest town Rajaori 4.5 km
District headquarters Rajouri 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 58 km

Villages closest to Nagrota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagrota village had a population of 4,269. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Nagrota village has 2,149 males and 2,120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagrota has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Nagrota is 185132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagrota covers 1023.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagrota falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Nagrota is Dugga, about 58 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 village for Nagrota.

Nagrota is about 5.6 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagrota is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 4.5 km away. Rajaori is about 4.5 km away. Rajouri is about 5.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palam (1.6 km), Kapa Kah (2.7 km) and Kot Dhra (3.1 km).

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

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