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About Nagar Village

Nagar is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 115 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 88.6 hectares
Population 239
Male Population 115
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Nagar is the 128th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 88.6 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Nagar

Nagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nagar 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 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 5.3 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 35 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 Devprayag 5.3 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 5.3 km
Nearest town Tehri 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 35 km

Villages closest to Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devprayag 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 239. That makes it the 128th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Nagar village has 115 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagar has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Nagar is 249122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagar covers 88.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagar falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nagar is Harrawala, about 35 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nagar.

Nagar is about 5.3 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagar is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 5.3 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 5.3 km away. Tehri is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pali (under 2 km), Thapali (under 2 km) and Jakhanimay Ghildiyalgaon (1.6 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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