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About Tagar Village

Tagar is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 858, made up of 454 males and 404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tagar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144031
Area (hectares) 215.78 hectares
Population 858
Male Population 454
Female Population 404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Tagar compares

By the 2011 count Tagar is the 131st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 215.78 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Tagar

Tagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Tagar as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sultanpur, Sunar Kalan, Sunar Khurd and Sundar Tatar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Tagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Tagar village had a population of 858. That makes it the 131st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Tagar village has 454 males and 404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tagar has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Tagar is 144031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tagar covers 215.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tagar falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The census record for Tagar notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Tagar.

Tagar is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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