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About Gagron Village

Gagron is a mid sized village in Jhalrapatan tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 917, made up of 498 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 765.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gagron Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagron village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Jhalrapatan
Pincode 326001
Area (hectares) 765.79 hectares
Population 917
Male Population 498
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gagron compares

By the 2011 count Gagron is the 72nd largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 765.79 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Gagron

Gagron is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gagron as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gagron from other places

Gagron lies about 4.0 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalawar City, about 6.5 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 Gagron
District headquarters Jhalawar 4.0 km
Nearest town Jhālāwār 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Jhalawar City 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhalrapatan 9.6 km

Villages closest to Gagron

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagron village had a population of 917. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Gagron village has 498 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagron has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Gagron is 326001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gagron covers 765.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gagron falls under Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gagron is Jhalawar City, about 6.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gagron.

Gagron is about 4.0 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gagron is in Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district. Jhalawar is about 4.0 km away. Jhālāwār is about 4.0 km away. Jhalawar City is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothla Ghati (1.6 km), Changeri (1.7 km) and Guwari Kalan (2.4 km).

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

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