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About Nalagaon Village

Nalagaon is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 13 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,769 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nalagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nalagaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246429
Area (hectares) 21 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 13
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,769
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nalagaon compares

By the 2011 count Nalagaon is the 181st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 21 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Nalagaon

Nalagaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nalagaon as Available within 10+ 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 Nalagaon from other places

Nalagaon lies about 28 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 79 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 Nalagaon
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 11 km
District headquarters Chamoli 28 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 32 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 79 km

Villages closest to Nalagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nalagaon village had a population of 36. That makes it the 181st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Nalagaon village has 13 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nalagaon has about 1769 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Nalagaon is 246429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nalagaon covers 21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nalagaon falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nalagaon is Kotdwara, about 79 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 <5 km distance for Nalagaon.

Nalagaon is about 28 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nalagaon is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 11 km away. Chamoli is about 28 km away. Srīnagar 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 Jalgaon (under 2 km), Sunak (under 2 km) and Dewal (under 2 km).

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

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