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About Nawabgarh Village

Nawabgarh is one of the larger villages in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,747, made up of 3,577 males and 3,170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248198, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawabgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawabgarh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248198
Area (hectares) 311.67 hectares
Population 6,747
Male Population 3,577
Female Population 3,170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawabgarh compares

By the 2011 count Nawabgarh is the 8th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 311.67 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Nawabgarh

Nawabgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nawabgarh as Available within village. 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 Nawabgarh from other places

Nawabgarh lies about 30 km from Dehradun. 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 Nawabgarh
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar under 2 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 15 km
District headquarters Dehradun 30 km

Villages closest to Nawabgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawabgarh village had a population of 6,747. That makes it the 8th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Nawabgarh village has 3,577 males and 3,170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawabgarh has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Nawabgarh is 248198. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawabgarh covers 311.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nawabgarh falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Nawabgarh notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nawabgarh.

Nawabgarh is about 30 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawabgarh is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about under 2 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 15 km away. Dehradun is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpur (under 2 km), Fatehpur (under 2 km) and Babugarh (2.3 km).

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

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