About Gaga Village

Gaga is a large village in Peterwar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,002, made up of 1,030 males and 972 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1150.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaga village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Peterwar
Pincode	829121
Area (hectares)	1150.62 hectares
Population	2,002
Male Population	1,030
Female Population	972
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaga compares

By the 2011 count Gaga is the 19th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 1150.62 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Gaga

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

Gaga lies about 33 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Bermo, about 14 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 Gaga
Nearest town	Kāro	13 km
Nearest railway station	Bermo	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Peterwar	33 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	33 km

Villages closest to Gaga

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.

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Common questions about Gaga

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaga village had a population of 2,002. That makes it the 19th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Gaga village has 1,030 males and 972 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaga has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

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

Gaga covers 1150.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaga falls under Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gaga is Bermo, about 14 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 Gaga.

Gaga is about 33 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaga is in Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kāro is about 13 km away. Bermo is about 14 km away. Peterwar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.