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About Naugaun Village

Naugaun is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 156 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naugaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naugaun village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 214.21 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 156
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
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 Naugaun compares

By the 2011 count Naugaun is the 83rd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 214.21 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Naugaun

Naugaun is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Naugaun 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 Naugaun from other places

Naugaun lies about 30 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 53 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 Naugaun
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 13 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 30 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 37 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 53 km

Villages closest to Naugaun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Naugaun village had a population of 311. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Naugaun village has 156 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naugaun has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Naugaun is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naugaun covers 214.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Naugaun falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Naugaun is Dehradun, about 53 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 Naugaun.

Naugaun is about 30 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Naugaun is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 13 km away. Uttarkashi is about 30 km away. Mussoorie is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naugaon (under 2 km), Bagasu (3.2 km) and Tiyan (4.5 km).

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

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