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About Gad Village

Gad is a small village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 133, made up of 74 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 797 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, 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 Shimla
Tehsil Rohru
Pincode 171207
Area (hectares) 36.3 hectares
Population 133
Male Population 74
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 797
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gad compares

By the 2011 count Gad is the 87th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 36.3 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 938.

Getting to Gad

The census records public bus service for Gad 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 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 60 km from Shimla. 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 Rohru 32 km
District headquarters Shimla 60 km

Villages closest to Gad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gad village had a population of 133. That makes it the 87th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Gad village has 74 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gad has about 797 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Gad is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gad covers 36.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gad falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gad notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Gad.

Gad is about 60 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gad is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 32 km away. Shimla is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Nal (3.7 km), Jaunli (5.9 km) and D P F Darshal (11 km).

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

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