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About Nandgaon Village

Nandgaon is a mid sized village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,232, made up of 570 males and 662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,161 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nandgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nandgaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 433.8 hectares
Population 1,232
Male Population 570
Female Population 662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,161
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nandgaon compares

By the 2011 count Nandgaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 433.8 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 983.

Getting to Nandgaon

Nandgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nandgaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Nandgaon from other places

Nandgaon lies about 21 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 60 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
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 2.6 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 21 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 44 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 60 km

Villages closest to Nandgaon

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 Nandgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Nandgaon village had a population of 1,232. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Nandgaon village has 570 males and 662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nandgaon has about 1161 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

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

Nandgaon covers 433.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nandgaon falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nandgaon is Dehradun, about 60 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nandgaon.

Nandgaon is about 21 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nandgaon is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 2.6 km away. Uttarkashi is about 21 km away. Mussoorie is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danda Gaon (2.2 km), Dandalgaon (2.2 km) and Than (2.3 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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