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About Gandiana Village

Gandiana is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 39 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,359 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandiana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandiana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177033
Area (hectares) 18.56 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 39
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,359
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandiana compares

By the 2011 count Gandiana is the 247th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 18.56 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Gandiana

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

Gandiana lies about 20 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 23 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 Gandiana
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 2.8 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 20 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 23 km
Nearest town Nangal 41 km

Villages closest to Gandiana

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 Gandiana

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandiana village had a population of 92. That makes it the 247th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Gandiana village has 39 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandiana has about 1359 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Gandiana is 177033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandiana covers 18.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gandiana is Amb Andaura, about 23 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 Gandiana.

Gandiana is about 20 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandiana is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 2.8 km away. Hamirpur is about 20 km away. Amb Andaura is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dodan Kalan (under 2 km), Bantera (under 2 km) and Khohr (under 2 km).

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

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