Nagrota is a town located in the Jammu

Jammu

Jammu , also known as Duggar, is one of the three administrative divisions within Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state in India.Jammu city is the largest city in Jammu and the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir...

 district of Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...

 state in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is located on National Highway 1A (NH1A) between Jammu city

Jammu (city)

Jammu is the largest city in the Jammu region and the winter capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is a municipal corporation.It is close to Sialkot in Pakistan...

 and Udhampur

Udhampur

Udhampur is a city and a municipal council in Udhampur District in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the second lardest city of Duggardesh region and the fourth largest city in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. It serves as the district capital and the Northern Command headquarter of the...

. The town straddles the national highway, with a few additional minor roads.

Though Nagrota does not have a railway station, it does have a Railway Station Code assigned (NGRT) in preparation for the completion of the planned Jammu-Srinagar railway extension.

Cantonment and 16 Corps

There is a large Nagrota Cantonment located in Nagrota, which is the home of 16 Corps

XVI Corps (India)

The XVI Corps is a corps of the Indian Army raised on June 1, 1972. It has its headquarters at Nagrota Cantonment, Nagrota, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir. In 2005 IX Corps was raised in part of the XVI Corps' area, taking over two of its divisions...

, the largest Corps in the Indian Army. A Military Police checkpost is located at the entry point.cantonment

Cantonment

A cantonment is a temporary or semi-permanent military or police quarters. The word cantonment is derived from the French word canton meaning corner or district, as is the name of the Cantons of Switzerland. In South Asia, the term cantonment also describes permanent military stations...

.

See also

• Jammu
  Jammu
  Jammu , also known as Duggar, is one of the three administrative divisions within Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state in India.Jammu city is the largest city in Jammu and the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir...
  
  
• Jammu tavi
  Jammu tavi
  Jammu tawi is a town located in Jammu and Kashmir, India.-See also:* Jammu* Nagrota* Talab Tillo* Samba, Jammu* Kathua* Jammu Cantonment* Hiranagar* Akhnoor...
  
  
• Talab Tillo
  Talab Tillo
  Talab Tillo is a suburban area of Jammu City in the State of Jammu and Kashmir and is situated in Jammu Province. It derived its name from a Saint 'Tilloo' and from a pond which was situated here. In Hindi "talab" means pond...
  
  
• Samba, Jammu
  Samba, Jammu
  See Samba for other meaningsSamba is a town in Samba district in the Indian state Jammu and Kashmir. Before the formation of Samba district, this town was part of Jammu district...
  
  
• Kathua
  Kathua
  Kathua is the largest city of the Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir. It is the third largest city in the Jammu region and the sixth largest in the state. The word "Kathua" is derived from the word "Thuan" in Dogri which means "Scorpios". The city was the land of Scorpios before the settling of...
  
  
• Jammu Cantonment
  Jammu Cantonment
  Jammu Cantonment is a cantonment town in Jammu District in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.-Demographics: India census, Jammu Cantonment had a population of 30,107. Males constitute 61% of the population and females 39%. Jammu Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the...
  
  
• Hiranagar
  Hiranagar
  Hiranagar is a town and a notified area committee in Kathua district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.It is a Tehsil HQ. Raja Hari Singh is believed to have founded Hiranagar Town after his name when he was bestowed with the Jagir of Jasrota by Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab . He also...
  
  
• Akhnoor
  Akhnoor
  Akhnoor is a town in Jammu district in the state of Jammu & Kashmir, India.Located from Jammu, Akhnoor is located in the foothills of the Himalayas. It is an extremely beautiful town...