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About Nagal Village

Nagal is a mid sized village in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,163, made up of 619 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Roorkee
Pincode 247661
Area (hectares) 207.6 hectares
Population 1,163
Male Population 619
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nagal compares

By the 2011 count Nagal is the 167th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 207.6 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Nagal

Nagal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nagal as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nagal from other places

Nagal lies about 26 km from Hardwar. 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 Nagal
Tehsil headquarters Roorkee 11 km
District headquarters Hardwar 26 km

Villages closest to Nagal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagal village had a population of 1,163. That makes it the 167th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Nagal village has 619 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagal has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Nagal is 247661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagal covers 207.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagal falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Nagal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nagal.

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

Nagal is in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Roorkee is about 11 km away. Hardwar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehnadkhurd Urf Nagal (under 2 km), Nagala Cheena (under 2 km) and Nagala Kubada (under 2 km).

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

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