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About Gagon Village

Gagon is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 650, made up of 337 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gagon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagon village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140111
Area (hectares) 243 hectares
Population 650
Male Population 337
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gagon compares

By the 2011 count Gagon is the 88th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 243 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 892.

Getting to Gagon

Gagon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gagon 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. The nearest villages by name are Farid, Fatehgarh, Fatehgarh Viran and Fatehpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gagon

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagon village had a population of 650. That makes it the 88th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Gagon village has 337 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagon has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Gagon is 140111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gagon covers 243 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gagon falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Gagon notes the nearest railway station 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 Gagon.

Gagon is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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