About Gagrian Village

Gagrian is one of the larger villages in Mandi tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,127, made up of 2,644 males and 2,483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2448 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gagrian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagrian village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Mandi
Pincode	185102
Area (hectares)	2448 hectares
Population	5,127
Male Population	2,644
Female Population	2,483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gagrian compares

By the 2011 count Gagrian is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents. Its 2448 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Gagrian

Gagrian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gagrian as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gagrian from other places

Gagrian lies about 23 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Baramula, about 38 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 Gagrian
Tehsil headquarters	Mandi	11 km
District headquarters	Punch	23 km
Nearest town	Pūnch	23 km
Nearest railway station	Baramula	38 km

Villages closest to Gagrian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagrian village had a population of 5,127. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,107 residents.

Gagrian village has 2,644 males and 2,483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagrian has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Gagrian is 185102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gagrian covers 2448 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gagrian falls under Mandi tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gagrian is Baramula, about 38 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gagrian.

Gagrian is about 23 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gagrian is in Mandi tehsil of Punch district. Mandi is about 11 km away. Punch is about 23 km away. Pūnch is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.