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About Naugaon Village

Naugaon is a large village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,516, made up of 1,339 males and 1,177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naugaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naugaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 84.11 hectares
Population 2,516
Male Population 1,339
Female Population 1,177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Naugaon compares

By the 2011 count Naugaon is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 84.11 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Naugaon

Naugaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Naugaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Naugaon from other places

Naugaon 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 Naugaon
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 13 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 30 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 37 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 53 km

Villages closest to Naugaon

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 Naugaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Naugaon village had a population of 2,516. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Naugaon village has 1,339 males and 1,177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naugaon has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

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

Naugaon covers 84.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Naugaon falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Naugaon 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Naugaon.

Naugaon 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.

Naugaon 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 Naugaun (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 Naugaon today is likely to be higher.

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