# Gagon Village, Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/chamkaur-sahib/gagon/ Village · Chamkaur Sahib, Rupnagar # Gagon Gagon is a village in Chamkaur Sahib sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140111**. The 2011 Census counted **650 people in 130 households**, the 92nd largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.0%. - 650people (2011) - 130households - 84.3%literacy - 140111PIN code ## Gagon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gagon is 140111.** Gagon falls in Chamkaur Sahib sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140111 - Gram panchayatGagon - Community development blockChamkaur Sahib - Census village code038857 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gagon from nearby towns? - Chamkaur Sahib (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)14 km by road - Chamkaur Sahib (nearest town)4 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 Gagon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gagon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bela - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bela - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)20 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 Gagon known for? The main crops are **wheat and paddy**. About 84% of the 243 hectares of village land is sown, and 205 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 Gagon Of every 100 households in Gagon in 2011, 98 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Gagon · ■ Chamkaur Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****54%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **27% Tap water ****16%** **42% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **55% Use banking services ****83%** **77% Television ****89%** **86% Mobile phone ****83%** **78% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****64%** **56% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **12% None of these assets ****4%** **2% Own their home ****100%** **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 Gagon? ■ Gagon · ■ Chamkaur Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%** **82.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **888 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829** **849 Working population ****33.7%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.7% for men and 78.5% for women. 46% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 58 (26%) · **■** Household industry 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 150 (68%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%) 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 Chamkaur Sahib - Katlaur688 people - Kotli667 people - Santpur662 people - Man Kheri657 people - Sukho Majra615 people - Dholan Majra593 people - Kamalpur593 people - Mohan Majra582 people [All 191 villages in Chamkaur Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/chamkaur-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gagon?140111 - How far is Gagon from Rupnagar?14 km by road - What is the population of Gagon?650 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gagon in?Rupnagar district (Chamkaur Sahib sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gagon?84.3% (Census 2011)