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About Gaga Village

Gaga is a large village in Lehra tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,262, made up of 1,779 males and 1,483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 809 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaga village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Lehra
Pincode 148031
Area (hectares) 809 hectares
Population 3,262
Male Population 1,779
Female Population 1,483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gaga compares

By the 2011 count Gaga is the 12th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,815 residents. Its 809 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Gaga

Gaga is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gaga 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaga from other places

Gaga lies about 34 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Lehra Gaga, about 2.1 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 Gaga
Nearest town Lehragaga under 2 km
Nearest railway station Lehra Gaga 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Lehra 34 km
District headquarters Sangrur 34 km

Villages closest to Gaga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaga village had a population of 3,262. That makes it the 12th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,815 residents.

Gaga village has 1,779 males and 1,483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaga has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Gaga is 148031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaga covers 809 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaga falls under Lehra tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gaga is Lehra Gaga, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gaga.

Gaga is about 34 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaga is in Lehra tehsil of Sangrur district. Lehragaga is about under 2 km away. Lehra Gaga is about 2.1 km away. Lehra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Changliwala (2.5 km), Arkbas (3.1 km) and Khai (3.5 km).

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

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