About Gad Village

Gad is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 61 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,148 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gad village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Nihri
Pincode	175038
Area (hectares)	24.63 hectares
Population	131
Male Population	61
Female Population	70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,148
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 Gad compares

By the 2011 count Gad is the 106th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 24.63 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gad

Gad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gad 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 Gad from other places

Gad 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 Gad
Tehsil headquarters	Nihri	9.8 km
Nearest town	Sundarnagar	25 km
District headquarters	Mandi	28 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	49 km

Villages closest to Gad

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

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Common questions about Gad

As per the Census of India 2011, Gad village had a population of 131. That makes it the 106th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Gad village has 61 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gad has about 1148 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gad is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gad covers 24.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gad falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gad 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gad.

Gad 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.

Gad is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 9.8 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.