Nagrota Cantonment, Jammu

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Nagrota is located on the NH1, the National Highway #1 in India, when one travels from Jammu northwards towards Udhampur, further on towards Srinagar. It lies in Jammu district.

Nagrota is also a cantonment. The NH1 passes right through Nagrota, or it can be said that the whole of Nagrota lies on either side of the highway - with a few by lanes.

Though Nagrota does not have a railway station, oddly it has a Railway Station Code assigned - NGRT.

[edit] Significance

Nagrota is the home of 16 Corps, the largest Corps in the Indian Army. The corps is tasked with counter insurgency operations in the jammu and udhampur area

16 Corps badge: http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Badges/Corps-XVI_small.jpg

[edit] Cantonment

A Military Police checkpost is located at the entry point. Army personnel are required to enter their particulars - in a register at the checkpoint - upon their entry or passage through Nagrota cantonment.