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About Gadiara Village

Gadiara is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 189 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176059, 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 Palampur
Pincode 176059
Area (hectares) 95.76 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 189
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gadiara compares

By the 2011 count Gadiara is the 162nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 95.76 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Gadiara

Gadiara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gadiara as Available within <5 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 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 5.9 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 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 15 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 Palampur 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 396. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Gadiara village has 189 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadiara has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Gadiara is 176059. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadiara covers 95.76 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 Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadiara is Paror, about 5.9 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 <5 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 Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 5.9 km away. Palampur is about 15 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 Gadiara Khaira (under 2 km), Mangehr Buhli (under 2 km) and Mangehr Uparli (under 2 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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