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About Nawagarh Village

Nawagarh is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 246 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nawagarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nawagarh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249130
Area (hectares) 175.53 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 246
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nawagarh compares

By the 2011 count Nawagarh is the 38th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 175.53 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Nawagarh

Nawagarh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Nawagarh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Nawagarh from other places

Nawagarh lies about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 47 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 Nawagarh
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 11 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 11 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 47 km

Villages closest to Nawagarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nawagarh village had a population of 490. That makes it the 38th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Nawagarh village has 246 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nawagarh has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Nawagarh is 249130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nawagarh covers 175.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nawagarh falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nawagarh is Rishikesh, about 47 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Nawagarh.

Nawagarh is about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nawagarh is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 11 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 11 km away. Rishikesh is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garh (under 2 km), Kastal (1.7 km) and Kausal (1.7 km).

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

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