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.
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  Nagrota Bagwan Location in Himachal Pradesh, India  Nagrota Bagwan Nagrota Bagwan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 32°06′29″N 76°22′41″E / 32.108°N 76.378°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Kangra |
| Elevation | 870 m (2,850 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,900 |
| • Rank | 27 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC 5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | HP 94 |
Demographics
editAs of 2011[update] 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]
Transportation
editNagrota Railway station is one of the major stations in the Kangra Valley Railways. Kangra Airport is 18 km from the main town.
References
edit- ^ "Nagrota Bagwan Population Census 2011". Nagrota Bagwan Population Census 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Kangra District Population, Himachal Pradesh, List of Tehsils in Kangra".
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