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About Gag Sultan Village

Gag Sultan is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 386 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gag Sultan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gag Sultan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144205
Area (hectares) 139 hectares
Population 762
Male Population 386
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gag Sultan compares

By the 2011 count Gag Sultan is the 133rd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 139 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Gag Sultan

Gag Sultan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gag Sultan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gag Sultan from other places

Gag Sultan lies about 42 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Unchi Bassi, about 3.6 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 Gag Sultan
Nearest railway station Unchi Bassi 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 5.9 km
Nearest town Dasūya 5.9 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 42 km

Villages closest to Gag Sultan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dasua 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 Gag Sultan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gag Sultan village had a population of 762. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Gag Sultan village has 386 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gag Sultan has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Gag Sultan is 144205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gag Sultan covers 139 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gag Sultan falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gag Sultan is Unchi Bassi, about 3.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gag Sultan.

Gag Sultan is about 42 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gag Sultan is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Unchi Bassi is about 3.6 km away. Dasua is about 5.9 km away. Dasūya is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haler (under 2 km), Sundia (under 2 km) and Fatehgarh (1.6 km).

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

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