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About Gadhiya Village

Gadhiya is a large village in Lohandiguda tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,100, made up of 2,012 males and 2,088 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1786.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadhiya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Lohandiguda
Pincode 494010
Area (hectares) 1786.89 hectares
Population 4,100
Male Population 2,012
Female Population 2,088
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadhiya compares

By the 2011 count Gadhiya is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 1786.89 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Gadhiya

Gadhiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gadhiya as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gadhiya from other places

Gadhiya lies about 12 km from Bastar. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gadhiya
District headquarters Bastar 12 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohandiguda 31 km

Villages closest to Gadhiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lohandiguda tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gadhiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadhiya village had a population of 4,100. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Gadhiya village has 2,012 males and 2,088 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadhiya has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Gadhiya is 494010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadhiya covers 1786.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadhiya falls under Lohandiguda tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Gadhiya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Gadhiya.

Gadhiya is about 12 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadhiya is in Lohandiguda tehsil of Bastar district. Bastar is about 12 km away. Jagdalpur is about 13 km away. Lohandiguda is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kahchenar (5.4 km), Takraguda (11 km) and Karekot (18 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gadhiya today is likely to be higher.

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