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About Gaggarwal Village

Gaggarwal is a mid sized village in Khamanon tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,449, made up of 762 males and 687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaggarwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaggarwal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Khamanon
Pincode 140101
Area (hectares) 322 hectares
Population 1,449
Male Population 762
Female Population 687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaggarwal compares

By the 2011 count Gaggarwal is the 16th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 322 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Gaggarwal

Gaggarwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaggarwal as Available within 5 - 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 Gaggarwal from other places

Gaggarwal lies about 73 km from Fatehgarh Sahib. 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 Gaggarwal
Tehsil headquarters Khamanon 4.4 km
Nearest town Morinda 9.9 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 73 km

Villages closest to Gaggarwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaggarwal village had a population of 1,449. That makes it the 16th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Gaggarwal village has 762 males and 687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaggarwal has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Gaggarwal is 140101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaggarwal covers 322 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaggarwal falls under Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The census record for Gaggarwal notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Gaggarwal.

Gaggarwal is about 73 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaggarwal is in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Khamanon is about 4.4 km away. Morinda is about 9.9 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sidhupur Khurd (under 2 km), Amrala (under 2 km) and Sidhupur Kalan (1.8 km).

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

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