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About Gada Village

Gada is a large village in Santrampur tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,554, made up of 1,288 males and 1,266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 582.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gada village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Santrampur
Pincode 389260
Area (hectares) 582.16 hectares
Population 2,554
Male Population 1,288
Female Population 1,266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gada compares

By the 2011 count Gada is the 29th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 582.16 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Gada

Gada 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 Gada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gada from other places

Gada lies about 60 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Jekot, about 53 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 Gada
Tehsil headquarters Santrampur 19 km
Nearest town Jhālod 29 km
Nearest railway station Jekot 53 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 60 km

Villages closest to Gada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gada village had a population of 2,554. That makes it the 29th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Gada village has 1,288 males and 1,266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gada has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Gada is 389260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gada covers 582.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gada falls under Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Gada is Jekot, about 53 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 <5 km distance for Gada.

Gada is about 60 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gada is in Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Santrampur is about 19 km away. Jhālod is about 29 km away. Jekot is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunda (3.6 km), Ambaliyat (4.0 km) and Sarad (7.5 km).

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

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