| Ghagwal | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Coordinates: | 32.51°N 75.2°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | Union Territory |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Samba[1] |
| Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ghagwal |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 1520[2] |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Spoken |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Dogri, Hindi, |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 184141[3] |
| Registration Plate: | JK21 |
Ghagwal is a town and Panchayat in Samba district in the Jammu division of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The town is located 15 kilometres from district headquarters Samba. River Baein flows from east side of Ghagwal. Famous 1750 years old, Narsingh Dham Mandir is situated in Middle of Ghagwal and is also known as "Heart of Ghagwal". Before 2006 Ghagwal was part of Kathua District of Jammu Division. Ghagwal Town is Also Headquarter of Tehsil and Sub Division Office of Ghagwal. Govt. Degree College, Ghagwal is currently functional in Temporary Building.[4]
According to the 2011 census of India, Ghagwal has 312 households.[2] The literacy rate of Ghagwal village was 83.56% compared to 67.16% of Jammu and Kashmir. In Kalarooch, Male literacy stands at 91.72% while the female literacy rate was 75.08%.
| Population | 1520 | 788 | 732 | |
| Children aged below 6 years | 194 | 112 | 82 | |
| 656 | 335 | 321 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Literacy | 83.56% | 91.72% | 75.08% | |
| Workers (all) | 390 | 354 | 36 | |
| Main workers (total) | 288 | – | – | |
| Marginal workers (total) | 102 | 97 | 5 |
Ghagwal is connected to other places in Jammu and Kashmir and India by the Srinagar-Kanyakumari Highway NH-44 .
The nearest railway station to Ghagwal is the Ghagwal railway station located in the village.
The nearest airport is Jammu Airport located at a distance of 45 kilometres and is a 1-hour drive.