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About Bir Gagra Village

Bir Gagra is a mid sized village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 333 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bir Gagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bir Gagra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Jagraon
Pincode 142026
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 333
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bir Gagra compares

By the 2011 count Bir Gagra is the 109th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 142 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 919.

Getting to Bir Gagra

Bir Gagra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bir Gagra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bir Gagra from other places

Bir Gagra lies about 35 km from Ludhiana. 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 Bir Gagra
Tehsil headquarters Jagraon 3.8 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 35 km

Villages closest to Bir Gagra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagraon 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 Bir Gagra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bir Gagra village had a population of 667. That makes it the 109th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Bir Gagra village has 333 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bir Gagra has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Bir Gagra is 142026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bir Gagra covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bir Gagra falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Bir Gagra notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bir Gagra.

Bir Gagra is about 35 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bir Gagra is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Jagraon is about 3.8 km away. Ludhiana is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirpur (under 2 km), Gagra (under 2 km) and Agwar Pona (1.8 km).

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

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