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About Gagra Village

Gagra is a mid sized village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,280, made up of 671 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 374 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Jagraon
Pincode 142026
Area (hectares) 374 hectares
Population 1,280
Male Population 671
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gagra compares

By the 2011 count Gagra is the 77th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 374 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Gagra

Gagra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gagra from other places

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 Gagra
Tehsil headquarters Jagraon 4.3 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 35 km

Villages closest to 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 Gagra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagra village had a population of 1,280. That makes it the 77th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Gagra village has 671 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagra has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

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

Gagra covers 374 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gagra falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Gagra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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.

Gagra is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Jagraon is about 4.3 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), Bir Gagra (under 2 km) and Shahid Rachhpal Singh Nagar Urf Aligarh (2.1 km).

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

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