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About Gadhwar Village

Gadhwar is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 88 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadhwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadhwar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175029
Area (hectares) 72.01 hectares
Population 169
Male Population 88
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadhwar compares

By the 2011 count Gadhwar is the 109th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 72.01 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Gadhwar

Gadhwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gadhwar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gadhwar from other places

Gadhwar lies about 28 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 49 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 Gadhwar
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 14 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 25 km
District headquarters Mandi 28 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 49 km

Villages closest to Gadhwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadhwar village had a population of 169. That makes it the 109th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Gadhwar village has 88 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadhwar has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Gadhwar is 175029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadhwar covers 72.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadhwar falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadhwar is Summer Hill, about 49 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gadhwar.

Gadhwar is about 28 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadhwar is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 14 km away. Sundarnagar is about 25 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thunagala (under 2 km), Jabal (4.4 km) and Bah (4.9 km).

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

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