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About Naughar Village

Naughar is a mid sized village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 428 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naughar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naughar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263641
Area (hectares) 32.73 hectares
Population 875
Male Population 428
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naughar compares

By the 2011 count Naughar is the 16th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 32.73 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Naughar

Naughar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Naughar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Naughar from other places

Naughar lies about 13 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 66 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 Naughar
Tehsil headquarters Garud 13 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 13 km
Nearest town Almora 29 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 66 km

Villages closest to Naughar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naughar village had a population of 875. That makes it the 16th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Naughar village has 428 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naughar has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Naughar is 263641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naughar covers 32.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Naughar falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Naughar is Kathgodam, about 66 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Naughar.

Naughar is about 13 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naughar is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 13 km away. Bageshwar is about 13 km away. Almora is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naughar State (under 2 km), Katarmal (under 2 km) and Dhonpa (1.8 km).

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

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