About Gagan Village

Gagan is a small village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 250 males and 235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gagan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Bali Chowki
Pincode	175121
Area (hectares)	112 hectares
Population	485
Male Population	250
Female Population	235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gagan compares

By the 2011 count Gagan is the 36th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Gagan

Gagan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gagan 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 Gagan from other places

Gagan lies about 40 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 43 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 Gagan
Tehsil headquarters	Bali Chowki	23 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	34 km
District headquarters	Mandi	40 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	43 km

Villages closest to Gagan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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 Gagan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagan village had a population of 485. That makes it the 36th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Gagan village has 250 males and 235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagan has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Gagan is 175121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gagan covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gagan falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gagan is Summer Hill, about 43 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 Gagan.

Gagan is about 40 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gagan is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 23 km away. Sundarnagar is about 34 km away. Mandi is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.