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About Nadgal Village

Nadgal is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 57 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nadgal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nadgal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263132
Area (hectares) 47.88 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 57
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
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 Nadgal compares

By the 2011 count Nadgal is the 131st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 47.88 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Nadgal

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

Nadgal lies about 127 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 15 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 Nadgal
Nearest town Rishīkesh 14 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 26 km
District headquarters Nainital 127 km

Villages closest to Nadgal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nadgal village had a population of 119. That makes it the 131st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Nadgal village has 57 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nadgal has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Nadgal is 263132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nadgal covers 47.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nadgal falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nadgal is Rishikesh, about 15 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 Nadgal.

Nadgal is about 127 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nadgal is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Rishīkesh is about 14 km away. Rishikesh is about 15 km away. Dhari 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 Galani (under 2 km), Chaukhuta (5.6 km) and Chaukhuta Chak Gajar (5.6 km).

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

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