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Town in Himachal Pradesh, India
Nagrota Bagwan
town
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Coordinates: 32°06′29″N 76°22′41″E / 32.108°N 76.378°E / 32.108; 76.378
Country India
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictKangra
Elevation870 m (2,850 ft)
Population
 • Total5,900
 • Rank27
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationHP 94

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.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, 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.

Transportation

Nagrota Railway station is one of the major stations in the Kangra Valley Railways. Kangra Airport is 18 km from the main town.

References

  1. "Nagrota Bagwan Population Census 2011". Nagrota Bagwan Population Census 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  2. "Kangra District Population, Himachal Pradesh, List of Tehsils in Kangra".
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