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About Gagra Village

Gagra is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,040, made up of 543 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141114, 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 Samrala
Pincode 141114
Area (hectares) 188 hectares
Population 1,040
Male Population 543
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gagra compares

By the 2011 count Gagra is the 66th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 908.

Getting to Gagra

Gagra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gagra 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 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 38 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Samrala, about 6.8 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 Gagra
Nearest railway station Samrala 6.8 km
Nearest town Khanna 7.4 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 38 km

Villages closest to Gagra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samrala 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 1,040. That makes it the 66th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Gagra village has 543 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagra has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Gagra is 141114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gagra covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gagra falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gagra is Samrala, about 6.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gagra.

Gagra is about 38 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 Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Samrala is about 6.8 km away. Khanna is about 7.4 km away. Ludhiana is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bardhala (under 2 km), Dhilwan (2.1 km) and Manki (2.2 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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