Nagrota Bagwan | |
Settlement Type: | town |
Pushpin Map: | India Himachal Pradesh#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Himachal Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 32.108°N 76.378°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Himachal Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kangra |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 870 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Rank: | 27 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code: | 176047 |
Registration Plate: | HP 94 |
Population Total: | 5900 |
Nagrota Bagwan is a town and a municipal council in Kangra district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is in the Kangra valley in the Dhauladhar Mountain Range.
India census,[1] Nagrota Bagwan had a population of 5900 of which 3,001 are males while 2,899 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. It ranks 27th in all the states. Males constitute 50.86% of the population and females 49.14%. Nagrota Bagwan has an average literacy rate of 91.76%, higher than the national average of 74%, male literacy is 93.59%, and female literacy is 87.87%.
Nagrota Bagwan Tehsil is the most densely populated tehsil in Himachal with 809 persons per km².[2]
Nagrota Railway station is one of the major stations in the Kangra Valley Railways. Kangra Airport is 18 km from the main town.