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About Gaggar Village

Gaggar is a large village in Malout tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,069, made up of 1,091 males and 978 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 717 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaggar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaggar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Muktsar
Tehsil Malout
Pincode 152113
Area (hectares) 717 hectares
Population 2,069
Male Population 1,091
Female Population 978
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaggar compares

By the 2011 count Gaggar is the 64th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents. Its 717 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Gaggar

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

How far is Gaggar from other places

Gaggar lies about 49 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Pathrala, about 7.8 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 Gaggar
Nearest railway station Pathrala 7.8 km
Nearest town Mandi Dabwāli 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Malout 26 km
District headquarters Muktsar 49 km

Villages closest to Gaggar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaggar village had a population of 2,069. That makes it the 64th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents.

Gaggar village has 1,091 males and 978 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaggar has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Gaggar is 152113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaggar covers 717 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaggar falls under Malout tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gaggar is Pathrala, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gaggar.

Gaggar is about 49 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaggar is in Malout tehsil of Muktsar district. Pathrala is about 7.8 km away. Mandi Dabwāli is about 11 km away. Malout is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mithri Budhgir (2.9 km), Badal (3.2 km) and Singhewala (4.4 km).

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

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