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About Gagnala Village

Gagnala is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 42 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 786 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gagnala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagnala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176025
Area (hectares) 54.38 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 42
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 786
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 Gagnala compares

By the 2011 count Gagnala is the 167th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 54.38 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Gagnala

Gagnala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gagnala 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 Gagnala from other places

Gagnala lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Gagnala
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 26 km

Villages closest to Gagnala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatehpur 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 Gagnala

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagnala village had a population of 75. That makes it the 167th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Gagnala village has 42 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagnala has about 786 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Gagnala is 176025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gagnala covers 54.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gagnala falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gagnala is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Gagnala.

Gagnala is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gagnala is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhurtiyal (under 2 km), Jhalal (under 2 km) and Kulalla (under 2 km).

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

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