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About Gagura Village

Gagura is a mid sized village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,628, made up of 840 males and 788 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1149.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gagura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341511
Area (hectares) 1149.92 hectares
Population 1,628
Male Population 840
Female Population 788
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gagura compares

By the 2011 count Gagura is the 63rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 1149.92 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Gagura

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

Gagura lies about 46 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Chapri, about 7.2 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 Gagura
Nearest railway station Marwar Chapri 7.2 km
Nearest town Kuchera 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Merta 25 km
District headquarters Nagaur 46 km

Villages closest to Gagura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagura village had a population of 1,628. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Gagura village has 840 males and 788 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagura has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Gagura is 341511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gagura covers 1149.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gagura falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gagura is Marwar Chapri, about 7.2 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 Gagura.

Gagura is about 46 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gagura is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Marwar Chapri is about 7.2 km away. Kuchera is about 25 km away. Merta is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siradhana (under 2 km), Dadhwara (under 2 km) and Dadhwari (2.9 km).

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

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