About Ghagga Village

Ghagga is a large village in Gidderbaha tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,326, made up of 1,725 males and 1,601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1284 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghagga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghagga village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Muktsar
Tehsil	Gidderbaha
Pincode	152101
Area (hectares)	1284 hectares
Population	3,326
Male Population	1,725
Female Population	1,601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghagga compares

By the 2011 count Ghagga is the 21st largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents. Its 1284 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Ghagga

Ghagga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghagga as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghagga from other places

Ghagga lies about 26 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Faqarsar, about 6.2 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 Ghagga
Nearest railway station	Faqarsar	6.2 km
Nearest town	Giddarbāha	9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gidderbaha	26 km
District headquarters	Muktsar	26 km

Villages closest to Ghagga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gidderbaha 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.

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Common questions about Ghagga

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagga village had a population of 3,326. That makes it the 21st largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,778 residents.

Ghagga village has 1,725 males and 1,601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagga has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Ghagga is 152101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghagga covers 1284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghagga falls under Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghagga is Faqarsar, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghagga.

Ghagga is about 26 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghagga is in Gidderbaha tehsil of Muktsar district. Faqarsar is about 6.2 km away. Giddarbāha is about 9.8 km away. Gidderbaha is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.