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About Nargarh Village

Nargarh is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 27 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,296 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nargarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nargarh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249001
Area (hectares) 22.08 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 27
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,296
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 Nargarh compares

By the 2011 count Nargarh is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 22.08 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Nargarh

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

Nargarh lies about 4.6 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 39 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 Nargarh
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 4.6 km
Nearest town Tehri 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 39 km

Villages closest to Nargarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nargarh village had a population of 62. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Nargarh village has 27 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nargarh has about 1296 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Nargarh is 249001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nargarh covers 22.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nargarh falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nargarh is Rishikesh, about 39 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 Nargarh.

Nargarh is about 4.6 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nargarh is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 4.6 km away. Tehri is about 4.6 km away. Pratapnagar is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachri (under 2 km), Bhasli (1.6 km) and Kotchauri (1.7 km).

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

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