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About Nagrota Village

Nagrota is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 128 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagrota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagrota village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145001
Area (hectares) 328 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 128
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nagrota compares

By the 2011 count Nagrota is the 280th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 328 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Nagrota

Nagrota is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nagrota 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 5 - 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 43 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dalhousie Road, about 5.7 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
Nearest town Mamun 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Dalhousie Road 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 8.1 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 43 km

Villages closest to Nagrota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 255. That makes it the 280th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Nagrota village has 128 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagrota has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Nagrota is 145001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagrota covers 328 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nagrota falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nagrota is Dalhousie Road, about 5.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nagrota.

Nagrota is about 43 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagrota is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Mamun is about 5.2 km away. Dalhousie Road is about 5.7 km away. Pathankot is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karoli (1.6 km), Jungath (1.6 km) and Gagroli (1.9 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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