# Gagar Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/gagar/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Gagar Gagar is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **548 people in 114 households**, the 190th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 548people (2011) - 114households - 89.2%literacy - 144214PIN code ## Gagar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gagar is 144214.** Gagar falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144214 - Gram panchayatGagar - Community development blockHazipur - Census village code031264 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gagar from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)40 km by road - Mukerian (nearest town)12 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 Gagar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Gagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gera - ○Degree college10+ km · Mukerian - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mukerian - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 14 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 Gagar known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 46% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Gagar Of every 100 households in Gagar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Gagar · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****31%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **56% Tap water ****67%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%** **44% Use banking services ****100%** **84% Television ****84%** **83% Mobile phone ****85%** **73% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****59%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **97% 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 Gagar? ■ Gagar · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****781** **851 Working population ****24.3%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.6% for men and 84.7% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 11 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 91 (68%) · **■** Marginal 27 (20%) 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 Mukerian - Sibochak564 people - Malkowal563 people - Patial560 people - Saroya558 people - Waziran548 people - Pind Sahibka547 people - Godho546 people - Badhan544 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gagar?144214 - How far is Gagar from Hoshiarpur?40 km by road - What is the population of Gagar?548 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gagar in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gagar?89.2% (Census 2011)