Gaggon Explained

Gaggon
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:30.8919°N 76.4242°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:PB
Blank1 Name Sec1:Coastline
Blank1 Info Sec1:0km (00miles)

Gaggon is a village in Rupnagar (Ropar) district of Punjab.[1] It has population of 578 and total area of 2.4 km2. It is 5 km from Chamkaur (an important Sikh pilgrimage site) and 12 km from district headquarters Ropar.

The village is located on Guru Gobind Singh Marg. The main communities are Jatt Sikh, Saini, Scheduled castes and Brahmins. Sikhism is the dominant faith. There are two gurudwaras, a Valmiki temple and a shrine dedicated to Gugga Pir.

Two martyrs in World War II were born in Gaggon. Major crops grown in village are wheat, rice, maize, sugarcane, etc. Nearby villages are Gadhram Kalan, Gadhram Khurd, Dehar, Salempur, Makdona Kalan, Makdona Khurd, Rampur Bet.

The village has a Government Senior Secondary School and a Veterinary Hospital.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) . 21 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140311201610/http://indiawater.gov.in/IMISWeb/Reports/rws/rpt_CoverageHabitationStatusDistrictWiseLink.aspx?DistrictId=0379&DistrictName=RUPNAGAR&StateName=PUNJAB&Flag=2 . 11 March 2014 . dead .