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About Gadhvala Vada Village

Gadhvala Vada is a mid sized village in Abdasa tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,156, made up of 600 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1450.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370650, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadhvala Vada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadhvala Vada village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Abdasa
Pincode 370650
Area (hectares) 1450.46 hectares
Population 1,156
Male Population 600
Female Population 556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gadhvala Vada compares

By the 2011 count Gadhvala Vada is the 21st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 882 residents. Its 1450.46 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Gadhvala Vada

Gadhvala Vada is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gadhvala Vada 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gadhvala Vada from other places

Gadhvala Vada lies about 22 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Ratnal, about 7.7 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 Gadhvala Vada
Nearest railway station Ratnal 7.7 km
Nearest town Anjār 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Abdasa 22 km
District headquarters Kachchh 22 km

Villages closest to Gadhvala Vada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Abdasa 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 Gadhvala Vada

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadhvala Vada village had a population of 1,156. That makes it the 21st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 882 residents.

Gadhvala Vada village has 600 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadhvala Vada has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Gadhvala Vada is 370650. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadhvala Vada covers 1450.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadhvala Vada falls under Abdasa tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Gadhvala Vada is Ratnal, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Gadhvala Vada is about 22 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadhvala Vada is in Abdasa tehsil of Kachchh district. Ratnal is about 7.7 km away. Anjār is about 15 km away. Abdasa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chavadaka (under 2 km), Dhana Vara Vada (under 2 km) and Nanavada (under 2 km).

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

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