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About Gagchana Village

Gagchana is a mid sized village in Chhipabarod tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,558, made up of 796 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 686 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gagchana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagchana village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Chhipabarod
Pincode 325221
Area (hectares) 686 hectares
Population 1,558
Male Population 796
Female Population 762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gagchana compares

By the 2011 count Gagchana is the 22nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 864 residents. Its 686 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Gagchana

Gagchana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gagchana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gagchana from other places

Gagchana lies about 61 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Chhabra Gugor, about 11 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 Gagchana
Tehsil headquarters Chhipabarod 7.7 km
Nearest town Chhabra 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Chhabra Gugor 11 km
District headquarters Baran 61 km

Villages closest to Gagchana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagchana village had a population of 1,558. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 864 residents.

Gagchana village has 796 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagchana has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Gagchana is 325221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gagchana covers 686 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gagchana falls under Chhipabarod tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gagchana is Chhabra Gugor, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gagchana.

Gagchana is about 61 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gagchana is in Chhipabarod tehsil of Baran district. Chhipabarod is about 7.7 km away. Chhabra is about 9.0 km away. Chhabra Gugor is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundi Khera (under 2 km), Udpuriya (2.2 km) and Mohammad Pur (3.2 km).

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

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