Gagarਗਗਰ

Where is Gagar?

Gagar is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hazipur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031264, and it covers 110 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 548 people in Gagar: 281 men and 267 women, living in 114 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 110 hectares, the population density works out to about 498 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 950 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 57, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 5 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.57 per cent and women at 84.71 per cent. The census recorded 133 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 106 main workers, the largest group, 91, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 11 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 27 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gagar's land. Of the village's 110 hectares, 51 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 50 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (50 hectares). About 59 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. The census recorded 12 cultivators and 27 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Gagar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nikoo Chak, Passi Karoro, Gera and Narnaul.

What is the population of Gagar?

The population of Gagar was 548 at the 2011 census, living in 114 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Gagar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gagar has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.