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About Nargara Village

Nargara is a small village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 144 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263642, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nargara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nargara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263642
Area (hectares) 204.08 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 144
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nargara compares

By the 2011 count Nargara is the 76th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 204.08 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Nargara

Nargara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nargara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Nargara from other places

Nargara lies about 3.0 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 70 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 Nargara
District headquarters Bageshwar 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 15 km
Nearest town Almora 32 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 70 km

Villages closest to Nargara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nargara village had a population of 289. That makes it the 76th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Nargara village has 144 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nargara has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Nargara is 263642. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nargara covers 204.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nargara falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nargara is Kathgodam, about 70 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nargara.

Nargara is about 3.0 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nargara is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Bageshwar is about 3.0 km away. Kapkot is about 15 km away. Almora is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhopara (under 2 km), Kilpara (under 2 km) and Kilpara Van (under 2 km).

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

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