About Ghagar Sarai Village

Ghagar Sarai is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,843, made up of 988 males and 855 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghagar Sarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghagar Sarai village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Rajpura
Pincode	147101
Area (hectares)	260 hectares
Population	1,843
Male Population	988
Female Population	855
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghagar Sarai compares

By the 2011 count Ghagar Sarai is the 44th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Ghagar Sarai

Ghagar Sarai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghagar Sarai as Available within village. 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 Ghagar Sarai from other places

Ghagar Sarai lies about 29 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Shambhu, about 3.4 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 Ghagar Sarai
Nearest railway station	Shambhu	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpura	7.2 km
District headquarters	Patiala	29 km

Villages closest to Ghagar Sarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghagar Sarai village had a population of 1,843. That makes it the 44th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Ghagar Sarai village has 988 males and 855 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghagar Sarai has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Ghagar Sarai is 147101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghagar Sarai covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghagar Sarai falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghagar Sarai is Shambhu, about 3.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghagar Sarai.

Ghagar Sarai is about 29 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghagar Sarai is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Shambhu is about 3.4 km away. Rajpura is about 7.2 km away. Patiala is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.