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About Gajju Jagir Village

Gajju Jagir is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 292 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajju Jagir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajju Jagir village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 143534
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 625
Male Population 292
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajju Jagir compares

By the 2011 count Gajju Jagir is the 186th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Gajju Jagir

Gajju Jagir is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gajju Jagir as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gajju Jagir from other places

Gajju Jagir lies about 20 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 7.8 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 Gajju Jagir
Nearest railway station Parmanand 7.8 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 9.4 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 22 km

Villages closest to Gajju Jagir

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 Gajju Jagir

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajju Jagir village had a population of 625. That makes it the 186th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Gajju Jagir village has 292 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajju Jagir has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Gajju Jagir is 143534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajju Jagir covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajju Jagir falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gajju Jagir is Parmanand, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance for Gajju Jagir.

Gajju Jagir is about 20 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajju Jagir is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 7.8 km away. Dīnānagar is about 9.4 km away. Gurdaspur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajju Khalsa (under 2 km), Rakwal (under 2 km) and Khokhar (1.5 km).

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

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