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About Gagal Sikor Village

Gagal Sikor is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 67 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gagal Sikor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagal Sikor village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 164 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 67
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gagal Sikor compares

By the 2011 count Gagal Sikor is the 154th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Gagal Sikor

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

Gagal Sikor lies about 15 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 54 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 Sikor
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 15 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 15 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 20 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 54 km

Villages closest to Gagal Sikor

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachhad 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 Gagal Sikor

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagal Sikor village had a population of 136. That makes it the 154th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Gagal Sikor village has 67 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagal Sikor has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Gagal Sikor is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gagal Sikor covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gagal Sikor falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gagal Sikor is Salogra, about 54 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 Sikor.

Gagal Sikor is about 15 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gagal Sikor is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 15 km away. Sirmaur is about 15 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalaser Balog (under 2 km), Katyana Serta (under 2 km) and Bag Pashog (1.6 km).

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

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