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About Gagan Ke Village

Gagan Ke is a small village in Fazilka tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 237 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gagan Ke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagan Ke village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Fazilka
Pincode 152123
Area (hectares) 175 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 237
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gagan Ke compares

By the 2011 count Gagan Ke is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Gagan Ke

Gagan Ke is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gagan Ke 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gagan Ke from other places

Gagan Ke lies about 78 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Fazilka Junction, about 3.9 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 Gagan Ke
Nearest railway station Fazilka Junction 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Fazilka 4.6 km
District headquarters Firozpur 78 km

Villages closest to Gagan Ke

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fazilka 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 Gagan Ke

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagan Ke village had a population of 448. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,384 residents.

Gagan Ke village has 237 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagan Ke has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Gagan Ke is 152123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gagan Ke covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gagan Ke falls under Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gagan Ke is Fazilka Junction, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gagan Ke.

Gagan Ke is about 78 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gagan Ke is in Fazilka tehsil of Firozpur district. Fazilka Junction is about 3.9 km away. Fazilka is about 4.6 km away. Firozpur is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhe Ke Hithar (under 2 km), Ganjuana (under 2 km) and Muazzam (2.3 km).

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

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