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,[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

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

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