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About Gedi Village

Gedi is a mid sized village in Limbdi tehsil, in the district of Surendranagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,987, made up of 1,013 males and 974 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2385.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 363421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gedi village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surendranagar
Tehsil Limbdi
Pincode 363421
Area (hectares) 2385.72 hectares
Population 1,987
Male Population 1,013
Female Population 974
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gedi compares

By the 2011 count Gedi is the 26th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 2385.72 hectares work out to about 0.8 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, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gedi

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

Gedi lies about 33 km from Surendranagar. 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 Gedi
Tehsil headquarters Limbdi 15 km
District headquarters Surendranagar 33 km

Villages closest to Gedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gedi village had a population of 1,987. That makes it the 26th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Gedi village has 1,013 males and 974 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gedi has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Gedi is 363421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gedi covers 2385.72 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.

Gedi falls under Limbdi tehsil of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.

The census record for Gedi notes the nearest railway station 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 Gedi.

Gedi is about 33 km from Surendranagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gedi is in Limbdi tehsil of Surendranagar district. Limbdi is about 15 km away. Surendranagar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ralol (4.4 km), Panshina (8.0 km) and Parali (9.7 km).

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

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