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About Gagla Village

Gagla is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 43 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,488 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gagla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176108
Area (hectares) 33.32 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 43
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,488
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gagla compares

By the 2011 count Gagla is the 111th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 33.32 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Gagla

Gagla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gagla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gagla from other places

Gagla lies about 16 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 27 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 Gagla
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 2.9 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 27 km
Nearest town Mandi 45 km

Villages closest to Gagla

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

Common questions about Gagla

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagla village had a population of 107. That makes it the 111th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Gagla village has 43 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagla has about 1488 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Gagla is 176108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gagla covers 33.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gagla falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gagla is Panchrukhi, about 27 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gagla.

Gagla is about 16 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gagla is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Tira Sujanpur is about 2.9 km away. Hamirpur is about 16 km away. Panchrukhi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darla (under 2 km), Meharpura (under 2 km) and Chaunki (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gagla today is likely to be higher.

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