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About Nagar Village

Nagar is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 409, made up of 179 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,285 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246167, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246167
Area (hectares) 194.98 hectares
Population 409
Male Population 179
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,285
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 Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Nagar is the 42nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 194.98 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Nagar

Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nagar 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 Nagar from other places

Nagar lies about 26 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 37 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 Nagar
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 18 km
District headquarters Garhwal 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 37 km

Villages closest to Nagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagar village had a population of 409. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Nagar village has 179 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagar has about 1285 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Nagar is 246167. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagar covers 194.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagar falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nagar is Kotdwara, about 37 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 Nagar.

Nagar is about 26 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagar is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 18 km away. Garhwal is about 26 km away. Kotdwara is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawasi Gaon (under 2 km), Balodh (under 2 km) and Sunar Gaon (under 2 km).

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

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