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About Gadiara Village

Gadiara is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 213, made up of 93 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,290 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176094, 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 Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176094
Area (hectares) 52.15 hectares
Population 213
Male Population 93
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,290
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 107th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 52.15 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

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 15 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 6.8 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
Nearest railway station Paror 6.8 km
District headquarters Kangra 15 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 23 km

Villages closest to Gadiara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaisinghpur 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 213. That makes it the 107th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Gadiara village has 93 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadiara has about 1290 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Gadiara is 176094. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadiara covers 52.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadiara falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadiara is Paror, about 6.8 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 15 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadiara is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 6.8 km away. Kangra is about 15 km away. Dharamsala 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 Ban Chambi (under 2 km), Galehr (4.2 km) and Dagoh Khas (4.6 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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