Nagrota is a town located in the
Jammu district
Jammu district is the most populous of the districts in Jammu and Kashmir, India and is home to the winter capital (Jammu) of Jammu and Kashmir. The capital moves to Srinagar in the summer.
Administrative divisions
Jammu District has 7 Sub-D ...
of
Jammu and Kashmir in
India
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. It is located on
National highway 44
The following highways are numbered 44.
Australia
* Great Western Highway, Parramatta Road (Sydney)
* Captain Cook Highway - Queensland State Route 44 (Regional)
* Greensborough Highway
Canada
* Alberta Highway 44
* Manitoba Highway 44
* On ...
between
Jammu city
Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of , ...
and
Udhampur
Udhampur (ˌʊd̪ʱəmpur) is a city and a municipal council in Udhampur district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters of Udhampur District. Named after Raja Udham Singh, it serves as the district capital ...
. It is situated on the bank of River Tawi. Nagrota along with Kashmiri Pandit Migrant town of Jagti straddle the national highway. Nagrota is the first shrine stoppage for Shri Mata Vaishno Devi. The Kol-Kandoli temple is a mandate for completing the
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrimage. Nagrota has an extension of Jammu Industries having Oil Depots and Godowns.It serves as headquarter of the
XVI Corps (India)
The XVI Corps is a corps of the Indian Army raised on 1 June 1972 with Lieutenant General J. F. R. Jacob, J F R Jacob as its first General Officer Commanding (GOC). It has its headquarters at Nagrota Cantonment, Jammu, Nagrota Cantonment, (Jammu ...
also known as the 'White Knight Corp'.
Though Nagrota does not have a
railway
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
station, it does have a Railway Station Code assigned (
NGRT) in preparation for the completion of the planned Jammu-Srinagar railway extension.
Nagrota is also home to prestigious Sainik School and an I.I.T College, Sainik School Nagrota and
Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu. It has a magnificent army park named as Vijay Park. Nagrota has a National Rural Health Mission and a KNH Hospital which is under stay. Nowadays, the progress of Nagrota is in its top level. It has a witnessed a Khel Gaun and a volleyball stadium. The Jamboo Zoo in Nagrota which is under construction with more than 2000 varieties of snakes.
Nagrota has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), much cooler than what is found in much of the rest of India, due to its moderately high elevation and northerly position. The valley is surrounded by the Himalayas on all sides. Winters are cool, with daytime temperature averaging 12°-15 °C. Summers are warm with a July daytime average of 24.1 °C (75.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is around 720 millimetres (28 in). Spring is the wettest season while autumn is the driest. The highest temperature reliably recorded is 38.3 °C (100.9 °F) and the lowest is −20.0 °C (−4.0 °F).
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Geography
Nagrota is about 14 km ahead of
Jammu city
Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of , ...
on
NH44.The town is located on uneven low valleys in the Trikuta hills on one side and river Tawi on the other side. Nagrota has an average elevation of 412 m above sea level.
Demographics
As of 2011, Nagrota had a population of 19,998 while the twin town of Jagti, made for Kashmiri migrants, had a population of around 14,000-18000. Jagti township has total of 176 buildings with 24 flats in each building. Jagti township has a total of 4224 flats.
Religion
Hindu 89.30%, Sikh 4.39%, Muslim 5.31%.{{cn, date=December 2022
Cantonment and 16 Corps
There is a large
Nagrota Cantonment located in Nagrota, which is the home of
16 Corps, the largest Corps in the Indian Army and also world's largest corp. A Military Police checkpost is located at the entry point.
cantonment.
Nagrota Corps / XVI Corps / White Knight Corps
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See also
* Jammu
Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of ...
* Jammu tavi
* Talab Tillo
* Samba, Jammu
Samba is a town, municipal committee in the only Samba Tehsil of the Samba District in the Indian Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Geography
Samba is located at and has an average elevation of . Samba is situated in the Shivalik Hill ...
* Kathua
Kathua is a city and municipal council located in Kathua district of Jammu Division of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, near its border with Punjab, India and Himachal Pradesh. The city is headquarters of Kathua district and is ...
* Jammu Cantonment
* Hiranagar
Hiranagar is a town and a notified area committee in Kathua district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a tehsil headquarters. It is named after Rajput Raja Hira Singh, son of Raja Dhyan Singh and nephew of Raja Gulab Si ...
* Akhnoor
Akhnoor is a city and municipal committee, near city of Jammu in Jammu district of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It lies 28 km away from Jammu city. Akhnoor is on the bank of the Chenab River, just before it enters the P ...
References
Jammu Division
Cantonments of India