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About Gadiara Village

Gadiara is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 14 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,357 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, 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 Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 18.19 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 14
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,357
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadiara compares

By the 2011 count Gadiara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 18.19 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Gadiara

Gadiara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gadiara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 15 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km

Villages closest to Gadiara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khundian 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 33. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Gadiara village has 14 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadiara has about 1357 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Gadiara is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadiara covers 18.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadiara falls under Khundian 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 6.8 km away. Khundian is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagi (under 2 km), Bhalelu (4.4 km) and Bharam Dhayara (8.1 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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