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About Gadwal Village

Gadwal is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 96 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176204
Area (hectares) 82.54 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 96
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadwal compares

By the 2011 count Gadwal is the 244th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 82.54 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 971.

Getting to Gadwal

Gadwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gadwal as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gadwal from other places

Gadwal lies about 49 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandwal, 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 Gadwal
Nearest railway station Kandwal 6.8 km
Nearest town Mamun 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 49 km

Villages closest to Gadwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadwal village had a population of 176. That makes it the 244th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Gadwal village has 96 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadwal has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Gadwal is 176204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadwal covers 82.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadwal falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadwal is Kandwal, 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 km distance for Gadwal.

Gadwal is about 49 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadwal is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kandwal is about 6.8 km away. Mamun is about 9.1 km away. Nurpur 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 Mangwal (under 2 km), Janera (under 2 km) and Bhangoli Jhikli (under 2 km).

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

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