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About Nandgaon Village

Nandgaon is a small village in Jakhnidhar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 232 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandgaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Jakhnidhar
Pincode 249181
Area (hectares) 57.09 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 232
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nandgaon compares

By the 2011 count Nandgaon is the 18th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 243 residents. Its 57.09 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Nandgaon

Nandgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nandgaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Nandgaon from other places

Nandgaon lies about 7.6 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 32 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 Nandgaon
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 7.6 km
Nearest town Tehri 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhnidhar 12 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 32 km

Villages closest to Nandgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandgaon village had a population of 486. That makes it the 18th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 243 residents.

Nandgaon village has 232 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandgaon has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Nandgaon is 249181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nandgaon covers 57.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nandgaon falls under Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nandgaon is Harrawala, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Nandgaon.

Nandgaon is about 7.6 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandgaon is in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 7.6 km away. Tehri is about 7.6 km away. Jakhnidhar is about 12 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 (2.2 km), Dyuri (4.4 km) and Kanda Dangi (5.8 km).

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

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