About Gagal Village

Gagal is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 120 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gagal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Nadaun
Pincode	177042
Area (hectares)	31.91 hectares
Population	251
Male Population	120
Female Population	131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,092
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gagal compares

By the 2011 count Gagal is the 95th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 31.91 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Gagal

Gagal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gagal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gagal from other places

Gagal lies about 19 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 26 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gagal
Tehsil headquarters	Nadaun	1.9 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	19 km
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	26 km
Nearest town	Nangal	42 km

Villages closest to Gagal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nadaun tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Gagal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagal village had a population of 251. That makes it the 95th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Gagal village has 120 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagal has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Gagal is 177042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gagal covers 31.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gagal falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gagal is Amb Andaura, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gagal.

Gagal is about 19 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gagal is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 1.9 km away. Hamirpur is about 19 km away. Amb Andaura is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.