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About Gag Alias Dhagara Village

Gag Alias Dhagara is a small village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 255 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 516 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gag Alias Dhagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gag Alias Dhagara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144039
Area (hectares) 516 hectares
Population 497
Male Population 255
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gag Alias Dhagara compares

By the 2011 count Gag Alias Dhagara is the 177th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 516 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Gag Alias Dhagara

Gag Alias Dhagara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gag Alias Dhagara as Available within <5 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 Gag Alias Dhagara from other places

Gag Alias Dhagara lies about 39 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bilga, about 11 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 Alias Dhagara
Nearest railway station Bilga 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 19 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 39 km

Villages closest to Gag Alias Dhagara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 Alias Dhagara

As per the Census of India 2011, Gag Alias Dhagara village had a population of 497. That makes it the 177th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Gag Alias Dhagara village has 255 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gag Alias Dhagara has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Gag Alias Dhagara is 144039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gag Alias Dhagara covers 516 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gag Alias Dhagara falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gag Alias Dhagara is Bilga, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gag Alias Dhagara.

Gag Alias Dhagara is about 39 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gag Alias Dhagara is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bilga is about 11 km away. Phillaur is about 19 km away. Jalandhar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Buraj Hassan (2.0 km), Gadra (2.8 km) and Hardo Sangha (3.8 km).

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

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