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About Gadiara Village

Gadiara is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 21 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177042, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadiara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadiara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177042
Area (hectares) 25.75 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 21
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadiara compares

By the 2011 count Gadiara is the 312th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 25.75 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Gadiara

Gadiara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gadiara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gadiara from other places

Gadiara lies about 17 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 28 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 Gadiara
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 3.6 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 17 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 28 km
Nearest town Nangal 42 km

Villages closest to Gadiara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadiara village had a population of 38. That makes it the 312th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Gadiara village has 21 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadiara has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Gadiara is 177042. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadiara covers 25.75 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.

Gadiara falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadiara is Amb Andaura, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Gadiara is about 17 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadiara is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 3.6 km away. Hamirpur is about 17 km away. Amb Andaura is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahun (under 2 km), Samhun (under 2 km) and Janglu (under 2 km).

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

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