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About Nagargaon Village

Nagargaon is a mid sized village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 779, made up of 375 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagargaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 198.97 hectares
Population 779
Male Population 375
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
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 Nagargaon compares

By the 2011 count Nagargaon is the 12th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 198.97 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Nagargaon

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

Nagargaon lies about 22 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 63 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 Nagargaon
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi under 2 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 22 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 47 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 63 km

Villages closest to Nagargaon

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 Nagargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagargaon village had a population of 779. That makes it the 12th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Nagargaon village has 375 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagargaon has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Nagargaon is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagargaon covers 198.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nagargaon falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nagargaon is Dehradun, about 63 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 Nagargaon.

Nagargaon is about 22 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagargaon is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about under 2 km away. Uttarkashi is about 22 km away. Mussoorie 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 Rajgarhi (under 2 km), Than (under 2 km) and Syalab (under 2 km).

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

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