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About Gadhechi Village

Gadhechi is a mid sized village in Okhamandal tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,805, made up of 919 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1190.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadhechi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadhechi village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Okhamandal
Pincode 361335
Area (hectares) 1190.16 hectares
Population 1,805
Male Population 919
Female Population 886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gadhechi compares

By the 2011 count Gadhechi is the 6th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,318 residents. Its 1190.16 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Gadhechi

Gadhechi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gadhechi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gadhechi from other places

Gadhechi lies about 106 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bhimrana, about 6.6 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 Gadhechi
Tehsil headquarters Okhamandal 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Bhimrana 6.6 km
Nearest town Okha 13 km
District headquarters Jamnagar 106 km

Villages closest to Gadhechi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadhechi village had a population of 1,805. That makes it the 6th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,318 residents.

Gadhechi village has 919 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadhechi has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Gadhechi is 361335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadhechi covers 1190.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadhechi falls under Okhamandal tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Gadhechi is Bhimrana, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gadhechi.

Gadhechi is about 106 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadhechi is in Okhamandal tehsil of Jamnagar district. Okhamandal is about 6.1 km away. Bhimrana is about 6.6 km away. Okha is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Batisa (1.8 km), Goriyali (2.1 km) and Hamusar (3.4 km).

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

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