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Where is Nagrota?

Nagrota is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhar Kalan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027418, and it covers 328 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 255 people in Nagrota: 128 men and 127 women, living in 47 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 328 hectares, the population density works out to about 78 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 992 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.39 per cent and women at 81.58 per cent. The census recorded 80 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 78 main workers, the largest group, 45, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 21 other workers in trade, transport and services and 10 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Nagrota's land. Of the village's 328 hectares, 83 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (60 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (23 hectares). About 197 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 45 cultivators and 4 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Nagrota is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jungath, Kother, Jindrai and Karoli.

What is the population of Nagrota?

The population of Nagrota was 255 at the 2011 census, living in 47 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Nagrota have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Nagrota has government schools from primary to secondary school level. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.