About Gagi Village

Gagi is a large village in Peterwar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,667, made up of 1,385 males and 1,282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gagi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Peterwar
Pincode	829121
Area (hectares)	78.79 hectares
Population	2,667
Male Population	1,385
Female Population	1,282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gagi compares

By the 2011 count Gagi is the 11th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 78.79 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Gagi

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

Gagi lies about 31 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Harubera, about 16 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 Gagi
Nearest railway station	Harubera	16 km
Nearest town	Kathhāra	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Peterwar	31 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	31 km

Villages closest to Gagi

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Gagi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagi village had a population of 2,667. That makes it the 11th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Gagi village has 1,385 males and 1,282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagi has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Gagi is 829121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gagi covers 78.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gagi falls under Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gagi is Harubera, about 16 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 Gagi.

Gagi is about 31 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gagi is in Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district. Harubera is about 16 km away. Kathhāra is about 17 km away. Peterwar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.