Gagret is a beautiful town and a nagar panchayat

Nagar Panchayat

A nagar palika or nagar panchayat is a form of an urban political unit in India comparable to a municipality.An urban centre with more than 30,000 and less than 100,000 inhabitants is classified as a nagar panchayat....

 in Una district

Una district

Una is one of the districts of Himachal Pradesh, India, and shares its border with the Hoshiarpur District of Punjab. The terrain is generally a plain with low hills...

 in the state of Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

.Gagret falls under Hamirpur parliamentary Constituency and is a constituency for Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly.Gagret is situated near Swan or Sombhadra river; Swan is a seasonal river. Gagret forms a border place when one moves from Punjab to Himachal Pradesh via Hoshiarpur.

Geography

Gagret is located at 31.67°N 76.07°E. It has an average elevation of 439 metres (1440 feet).

Demographics

India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Gagret had a population of 3180. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Gagret has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 78%. In Gagret, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Places of interest

'Shivbari temple', also known as Shiv Drone Mandir is around 1 km from Gagret Chowk on Gagret to Bharwain road is an ancient temple.

'Bombay Picnic Spot' is nearby picnic destination which comprises a Hotel-restaurant and Amusement park. It is around 10 km from Gagret on way to Dhramshala.

'Chhinmastika Dham',also known as Chintapurani Mata Mandir is famous religious place and is 22 km from Gagret.
Other famous religious places are
Dera Baba Bharbhag Sigh ji Nr. Amb,
Sadashiv temple at Talmehra village.
There is also a temple of tara devi 2 km from gagret on hoshiarpur road.

Economy

Gagret is fastest developing town in Himachal Pradesh,as many companies have established their
manufacturing Units in Gagret,Vidyut Metallics Pvt. Ltd.(Supermax Group),Luminous India,MBD Group
to name a few.Gagret is also known for its wholesale steel market.

Education

Govt. Senior secondary School Ambota is one of the oldest higher secondary school in the area setup in 1947.
Other institutes are Govt. High School Gagret, Baba Sahib Ambedkar Govt. Polytechnic College, St.D.R. Public School Gagret, D.A.V Sr.Sec. School Ambota, Swami Vivekanand Public School,Gagret respectively.

Transport

Gagret is located at Jalandhar-Mandi National Highway (NH 70) and is 26 km from Hoshiarpur.District Headquarter Una is 32 km from Gagret.Gagret is directly connected by roads with all near towns and villages.It's proximity to Punjab and preferred route from Punjab to Dharamshala,Mandi,Hamirpur,Kangra Districts. of Himachal Pradesh makes it well known town.

Railway Station: Nearest Railway stations are Hoshiarpur (26 km),Una(32 km)& chruru(20 km)

Airport:Nearest Airport is Gaggal Domestic Airport (77 km)