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About Gaggar Majra Village

Gaggar Majra is a mid sized village in Khanna tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 620, made up of 324 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaggar Majra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaggar Majra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Khanna
Pincode 141401
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 620
Male Population 324
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaggar Majra compares

By the 2011 count Gaggar Majra is the 56th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 900.

Getting to Gaggar Majra

Gaggar Majra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaggar Majra as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gaggar Majra from other places

Gaggar Majra lies about 33 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Chawapail, about 2.6 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 Gaggar Majra
Nearest railway station Chawapail 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanna 8.9 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 33 km

Villages closest to Gaggar Majra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanna 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 Gaggar Majra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaggar Majra village had a population of 620. That makes it the 56th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents.

Gaggar Majra village has 324 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaggar Majra has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Gaggar Majra is 141401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaggar Majra covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaggar Majra falls under Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gaggar Majra is Chawapail, about 2.6 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 village for Gaggar Majra.

Gaggar Majra is about 33 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaggar Majra is in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district. Chawapail is about 2.6 km away. Khanna is about 8.9 km away. Ludhiana is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishangarh (under 2 km), Mehandipur (1.5 km) and Daheru (1.8 km).

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

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