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About Gagran Village

Gagran is a large village in Zamania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,027, made up of 1,577 males and 1,450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.29 hectares hectares.

Gagran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagran village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Zamania
Area (hectares) 238.29 hectares
Population 3,027
Male Population 1,577
Female Population 1,450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gagran compares

By the 2011 count Gagran is the 63rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,294 residents. Its 238.29 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Gagran

Gagran is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gagran as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gagran from other places

Gagran lies about 12 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Nagsar Halt, about under 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 Gagran
Nearest railway station Nagsar Halt under 2 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 12 km
Nearest town Ghazīpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Zamania 13 km

Villages closest to Gagran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagran village had a population of 3,027. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,294 residents.

Gagran village has 1,577 males and 1,450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagran has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Gagran covers 238.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gagran falls under Zamania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gagran is Nagsar Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gagran.

Gagran is about 12 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gagran is in Zamania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Nagsar Halt is about under 2 km away. Ghazipur is about 12 km away. Ghazīpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagsar Mir Rai (under 2 km), Piajua (1.6 km) and Awati (1.6 km).

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

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