About Gagret Village

Gagret is a mid sized village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,245, made up of 640 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gagret Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagret village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Una
Tehsil	Amb
Pincode	177201
Area (hectares)	93 hectares
Population	1,245
Male Population	640
Female Population	605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gagret compares

By the 2011 count Gagret is the 50th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Gagret

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

Gagret lies about 29 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 4.6 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 Gagret
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amb	6.1 km
Nearest town	Hoshiārpur	20 km
District headquarters	Una	29 km

Villages closest to Gagret

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagret village had a population of 1,245. That makes it the 50th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Gagret village has 640 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagret has about 945 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 Gagret is 177201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gagret covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gagret falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gagret is Amb Andaura, about 4.6 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 Gagret.

Gagret is about 29 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gagret is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Amb Andaura is about 4.6 km away. Amb is about 6.1 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.