About Gadu Village

Gadu is one of the larger villages in Malia tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,301, made up of 3,770 males and 3,531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 614.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadu village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Junagadh
Tehsil	Malia
Pincode	362245
Area (hectares)	614.26 hectares
Population	7,301
Male Population	3,770
Female Population	3,531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gadu compares

By the 2011 count Gadu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,182 residents. Its 614.26 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Gadu

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

Gadu lies about 55 km from Junagadh, and the nearest railway station is Chorwad Road, about under 2 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 Gadu
Nearest railway station	Chorwad Road	under 2 km
Nearest town	Chorwād	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malia	12 km
District headquarters	Junagadh	55 km

Villages closest to Gadu

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

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Common questions about Gadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadu village had a population of 7,301. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,182 residents.

Gadu village has 3,770 males and 3,531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadu has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Gadu is 362245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadu covers 614.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gadu falls under Malia tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Gadu is Chorwad Road, about under 2 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 village for Gadu.

Gadu is about 55 km from Junagadh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadu is in Malia tehsil of Junagadh district. Chorwad Road is about under 2 km away. Chorwād is about 6.5 km away. Malia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.