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About Gadiara Village

Gadiara is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 83 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176050, 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 Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176050
Area (hectares) 26.43 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 83
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gadiara compares

By the 2011 count Gadiara is the 105th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 26.43 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 6.0 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 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 7.8 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 Nagrota Bagwan 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 154. That makes it the 105th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Gadiara village has 83 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadiara has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Gadiara is 176050. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadiara covers 26.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadiara falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadiara is Paror, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 6.0 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 7.8 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 Jamula (1.9 km), Dol (3.0 km) and Barana (3.3 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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