# Gagian Village, Ranbir Singh Pora, Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Ranbir Singh Pora, Jammu 

# Gagian

Gagian is a village in Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district of Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **181102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,818 people in 374 households**, the 25th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.3%.

- 1,818people (2011)
- 374households
- 83.8%literacy
- 181102PIN code

## Gagian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gagian is 181102.** Gagian falls in Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code181102
- Gram panchayatGagian
- Community development blockR.S. Pura
- Census village code006038

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gagian from nearby towns?

- R.S.Pora (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Jammu (district HQ)25 km by road
- R.S.Pora (nearest town)1 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gagian?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gagian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ranbir Singh Pura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jammu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jammu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gagian known for?

The main crops are **wheat, onion and mash**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil, nil and nil. About 99% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gagian

Of every 100 households in Gagian in 2011, 98 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Gagian · ■ Ranbir Singh Pora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**88%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%**

**65%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**32%

Use banking services ****74%**

**87%

Television ****85%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gagian?

■ Gagian · ■ Ranbir Singh Pora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**82.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****809**

**718

Working population ****28.7%**

**28.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 76.5% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 415 (80%) · **■** Marginal 50 (10%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Ranbir Singh Pora

- Satrayan Khurd1,975 people
- Kotli Kukan1,939 people
- Chak Agra1,901 people
- Darsopur1,846 people
- Kotli Arjan Singh1,662 people
- Rangpur Sadre1,583 people
- Kadyal1,530 people
- Nikowal1,506 people

[All 190 villages in Ranbir Singh Pora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/jammu/ranbir-singh-pora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gagian?181102
- How far is Gagian from Jammu?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gagian?1,818 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gagian in?Jammu district (Ranbir Singh Pora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gagian?83.8% (Census 2011)
