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About Gadhada Village

Gadhada is a mid sized village in Dhrol tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 286 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1118.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadhada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadhada village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Dhrol
Pincode 361210
Area (hectares) 1118.94 hectares
Population 534
Male Population 286
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadhada compares

By the 2011 count Gadhada is the 33rd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,303 residents. Its 1118.94 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Gadhada

Gadhada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gadhada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gadhada from other places

Gadhada lies about 47 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Navlakhi, about 24 km away. 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 Gadhada
Tehsil headquarters Dhrol 19 km
Nearest railway station Navlakhi 24 km
District headquarters Jamnagar 47 km

Villages closest to Gadhada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhrol 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 Gadhada

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadhada village had a population of 534. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,303 residents.

Gadhada village has 286 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadhada has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Gadhada is 361210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadhada covers 1118.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadhada falls under Dhrol tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Gadhada is Navlakhi, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gadhada.

Gadhada is about 47 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadhada is in Dhrol tehsil of Jamnagar district. Dhrol is about 19 km away. Navlakhi is about 24 km away. Jamnagar is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hajamchora (5.5 km), Hadatoda (10 km) and Manekpar (14 km).

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

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