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About Gagriya Village

Gagriya is a mid sized village in Ramsar tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,419, made up of 742 males and 677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1305.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gagriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagriya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Ramsar
Pincode 344502
Area (hectares) 1305.15 hectares
Population 1,419
Male Population 742
Female Population 677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gagriya compares

By the 2011 count Gagriya is the 11th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 1305.15 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 904.

Getting to Gagriya

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

Gagriya lies about 58 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Gagariya, about 4.5 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 Gagriya
Nearest railway station Gagariya 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramsar 6.1 km
District headquarters Barmer 58 km
Nearest town Bārmer 58 km

Villages closest to Gagriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagriya village had a population of 1,419. That makes it the 11th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Gagriya village has 742 males and 677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagriya has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Gagriya is 344502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gagriya covers 1305.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gagriya falls under Ramsar tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gagriya is Gagariya, about 4.5 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 Gagriya.

Gagriya is about 58 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gagriya is in Ramsar tehsil of Barmer district. Gagariya is about 4.5 km away. Ramsar is about 6.1 km away. Barmer is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gagariya Station (under 2 km), Jaitaniyon Ka Par (1.6 km) and Viradka Par (1.6 km).

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

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