Gag Alias Dhagaraਗਗ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਧਗਰਾ

Where is Gag Alias Dhagara?

Gag Alias Dhagara is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nurmahal, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurmahal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030014, and it covers 516 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 497 people in Gag Alias Dhagara: 255 men and 242 women, living in 99 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 516 hectares, the population density works out to about 96 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 949 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 68, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 281 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.57 per cent and women at 69.71 per cent. The census recorded 300 workers, about 60 per cent of the village. Of the 162 main workers, the largest group, 72, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 66 cultivators on their own land and 24 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 138 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gag Alias Dhagara's land. Of the village's 516 hectares, 362 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (362 hectares). About 154 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 71 cultivators and 81 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gag Alias Dhagara is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nurmahal, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhoda, Buraj Hassan, Gadra and Talwan.

What is the population of Gag Alias Dhagara?

The population of Gag Alias Dhagara was 497 at the 2011 census, living in 99 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Gag Alias Dhagara have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gag Alias Dhagara has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.