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About Nau Gaon Village

Nau Gaon is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 196, made up of 108 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nau Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nau Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246155
Area (hectares) 27.71 hectares
Population 196
Male Population 108
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 815
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nau Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Nau Gaon is the 126th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 27.71 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Nau Gaon

Nau Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nau Gaon as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nau Gaon from other places

Nau Gaon lies about 5.6 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 17 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 Nau Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 3.0 km
District headquarters Garhwal 5.6 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 16 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 17 km

Villages closest to Nau Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lansdowne 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 Nau Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Nau Gaon village had a population of 196. That makes it the 126th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Nau Gaon village has 108 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nau Gaon has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Nau Gaon is 246155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nau Gaon covers 27.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nau Gaon falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nau Gaon is Kotdwara, about 17 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 - 10 km distance for Nau Gaon.

Nau Gaon is about 5.6 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nau Gaon is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 3.0 km away. Garhwal is about 5.6 km away. Kotdwāra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kathela (under 2 km), Bhayansoo (under 2 km) and Bhayasu (under 2 km).

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

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