About Gagna Village

Gagna is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 124 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 790 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gagna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagna village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	166 hectares
Population	222
Male Population	124
Female Population	98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	790
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gagna compares

By the 2011 count Gagna is the 50th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 945.

Getting to Gagna

Gagna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gagna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dharan, Digun, Dilmu and Dimon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gagna

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagna village had a population of 222. That makes it the 50th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Gagna village has 124 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagna has about 790 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Gagna is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gagna covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gagna falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gagna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gagna.

Gagna is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.