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About Gagrewal Village

Gagrewal is a mid sized village in Khadur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Tarn Taran, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,402, made up of 724 males and 678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 725 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gagrewal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagrewal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Tarn Taran
Tehsil Khadur Sahib
Pincode 143115
Area (hectares) 725 hectares
Population 1,402
Male Population 724
Female Population 678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gagrewal compares

By the 2011 count Gagrewal is the 47th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents. Its 725 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Gagrewal

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

How far is Gagrewal from other places

Gagrewal lies about 28 km from Tarn Taran, and the nearest railway station is Bhalojala, about 3.3 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 Gagrewal
Nearest railway station Bhalojala 3.3 km
Nearest town Kapurthala Town 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Khadur Sahib 28 km
District headquarters Tarn Taran 28 km

Villages closest to Gagrewal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagrewal village had a population of 1,402. That makes it the 47th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,994 residents.

Gagrewal village has 724 males and 678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagrewal has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Gagrewal is 143115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gagrewal covers 725 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gagrewal falls under Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gagrewal is Bhalojala, about 3.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gagrewal.

Gagrewal is about 28 km from Tarn Taran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gagrewal is in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district. Bhalojala is about 3.3 km away. Kapurthala Town is about 17 km away. Khadur Sahib is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Gagrewal (under 2 km), Rakh Gagrewal (under 2 km) and Bhalaipur Dogra (3.2 km).

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

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