# Gagrot Village, Nowshehra, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Nowshehra, Rajouri 

# Gagrot

Gagrot is a village in Nowshehra sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185151**. The 2011 Census counted **1,754 people in 411 households**, the 18th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 1,754people (2011)
- 411households
- 73.4%literacy
- 185151PIN code

## Gagrot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gagrot is 185151.** Gagrot falls in Nowshehra sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185151
- Gram panchayatGagrot
- Community development blockNowshehra
- Census village code001603

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

## How far is Gagrot from nearby towns?

- Nowshera (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)63 km by road
- Nowshera (nearest town)13 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 Gagrot?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gagrot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Numal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 13 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 Gagrot known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 27% of the 801 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Gagrot

Of every 100 households in Gagrot in 2011, 90 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gagrot · ■ Nowshehra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**84%

Tap water ****3%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**74%

Use banking services ****94%**

**81%

Television ****43%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Gagrot?

■ Gagrot · ■ Nowshehra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**841

Working population ****21.3%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 62.8% for women. 40% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 255 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 98 (26%) · **■** Marginal 18 (5%)

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 Nowshehra

- Kalsian1,880 people
- Singh Pura1,836 people
- Dundersar1,827 people
- Bagnoti1,810 people
- Khambah1,754 people
- Dabbar1,669 people
- Hunjana Thakra1,649 people
- Mohra Kampla1,611 people

[All 56 villages in Nowshehra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/nowshehra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gagrot?185151
- How far is Gagrot from Rajouri?63 km by road
- What is the population of Gagrot?1,754 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gagrot in?Rajouri district (Nowshehra sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Gagrot?73.4% (Census 2011)