# Gaggar Village, Ajnala, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Ajnala, Amritsar 

# Gaggar

Gaggar is a village in Ajnala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143202**. The 2011 Census counted **376 people in 72 households**, the 256th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 376people (2011)
- 72households
- 50.5%literacy
- 143202PIN code

## Gaggar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gaggar is 143202.** Gaggar falls in Ajnala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143202
- Gram panchayatGaggar
- Community development blockAjnala
- Census village code037099

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

## How far is Gaggar from nearby towns?

- Ajnala (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Ramdas (nearest town)6 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 Gaggar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gaggar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ramdas
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ajnala
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ajnala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Gaggar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 58% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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 Gaggar

Of every 100 households in Gaggar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaggar · ■ Ajnala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**46%

Tap water ****3%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**91%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**75%

Use banking services ****56%**

**46%

Television ****64%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**7%

None of these assets ****14%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gaggar?

■ Gaggar · ■ Ajnala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1185**

**845

Working population ****36.4%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.5% for men and 49.3% for women. 62% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (14%) · **■** Household industry 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 20 (15%) · **■** Marginal 52 (38%)

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 Ajnala

- Harar411 people
- Pandori Suhka Singh405 people
- Cheleke388 people
- Mahji Meun382 people
- Dyal360 people
- Lanven356 people
- Sahowal356 people
- Mughlani Kot355 people

[All 343 villages in Ajnala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gaggar?143202
- How far is Gaggar from Amritsar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Gaggar?376 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaggar in?Amritsar district (Ajnala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Gaggar?50.5% (Census 2011)