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About Gadhar Village

Gadhar is a mid sized village in Rath tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 320 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.83 hectares hectares.

Gadhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Rath
Area (hectares) 227.83 hectares
Population 623
Male Population 320
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadhar compares

By the 2011 count Gadhar is the 77th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents. Its 227.83 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Gadhar

Gadhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gadhar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gadhar from other places

Gadhar lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Gadhar
Tehsil headquarters Rath 18 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Gadhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadhar village had a population of 623. That makes it the 77th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,494 residents.

Gadhar village has 320 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadhar has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 874.

Gadhar covers 227.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadhar falls under Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadhar is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gadhar.

Gadhar is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadhar is in Rath tehsil of Hamirpur district. Rath is about 18 km away. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bihar (under 2 km), Jarakhar (under 2 km) and Kharakhar (under 2 km).

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

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