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About Gadhrana Village

Gadhrana is a small village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 54 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadhrana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadhrana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 20.78 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 54
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadhrana compares

By the 2011 count Gadhrana is the 92nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 20.78 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Gadhrana

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

Gadhrana lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 9.4 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 Gadhrana
Nearest railway station Bharmar 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Indora 13 km
Nearest town Talwāra 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km

Villages closest to Gadhrana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadhrana village had a population of 105. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Gadhrana village has 54 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadhrana has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Gadhrana is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadhrana covers 20.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadhrana falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadhrana is Bharmar, about 9.4 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 Gadhrana.

Gadhrana is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadhrana is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 9.4 km away. Indora is about 13 km away. Talwāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dini (2.0 km), Ghratu (2.0 km) and Maryari (2.1 km).

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

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