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About Gagar Village

Gagar is a mid sized village in Narsinghgarh tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 892, made up of 448 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.58 hectares hectares.

Gagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Narsinghgarh
Area (hectares) 288.58 hectares
Population 892
Male Population 448
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gagar compares

By the 2011 count Gagar is the 87th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 989 residents. Its 288.58 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Gagar

Gagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gagar from other places

Gagar lies about 43 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Pachor Road, about 13 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 Gagar
Nearest town Pachor 12 km
Nearest railway station Pachor Road 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Narsinghgarh 31 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 43 km

Villages closest to Gagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagar village had a population of 892. That makes it the 87th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 989 residents.

Gagar village has 448 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagar has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Gagar covers 288.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gagar falls under Narsinghgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gagar is Pachor Road, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gagar.

Gagar is about 43 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gagar is in Narsinghgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district. Pachor is about 12 km away. Pachor Road is about 13 km away. Narsinghgarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karwa (under 2 km), Chumli (under 2 km) and Sendri (2.4 km).

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

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