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About Naughar Village

Naughar is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 234 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249180, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naughar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naughar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249180
Area (hectares) 100.85 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 234
Female Population 235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
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 45th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 100.85 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

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 Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 25 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 Dhanaulti 4.2 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 16 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 25 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 25 km

Villages closest to Naughar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanaulti 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 469. That makes it the 45th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Naughar village has 234 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naughar has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Naughar is 249180. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naughar covers 100.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Naughar falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Naughar is Dehradun, about 25 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 Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naughar is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 4.2 km away. Mussoorie is about 16 km away. Tehri Garhwal 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 Birkot Madhe Aluchak (under 2 km), Kund (under 2 km) and Madhe Aluchek Phidogi (under 2 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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