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About Naughar Village

Naughar is a mid sized village in Betalghat tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 628, made up of 288 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naughar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naughar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Betalghat
Pincode 262134
Area (hectares) 261.92 hectares
Population 628
Male Population 288
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,181
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 Naughar compares

By the 2011 count Naughar is the 7th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 261.92 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Naughar

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

Naughar lies about 25 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 30 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 Naughar
Tehsil headquarters Betalghat 4.8 km
District headquarters Nainital 25 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 25 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 30 km

Villages closest to Naughar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naughar village had a population of 628. That makes it the 7th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Naughar village has 288 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naughar has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Naughar is 262134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naughar covers 261.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naughar falls under Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Naughar is Ramnagar, about 30 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 Naughar.

Naughar is about 25 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naughar is in Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district. Betalghat is about 4.8 km away. Nainital is about 25 km away. Naini Tāl is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranibagh (under 2 km), Binkote (2.1 km) and Taurar (2.4 km).

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

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