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About Gadahu Village

Gadahu is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 42 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171019, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadahu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171019
Area (hectares) 193.68 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 42
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,190
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadahu compares

By the 2011 count Gadahu is the 133rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 193.68 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Gadahu

Gadahu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gadahu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gadahu from other places

Gadahu lies about 23 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 22 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 Gadahu
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 22 km
District headquarters Shimla 23 km

Villages closest to Gadahu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadahu village had a population of 92. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Gadahu village has 42 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadahu has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Gadahu is 171019. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadahu covers 193.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadahu falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadahu is Summer Hill, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gadahu.

Gadahu is about 23 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadahu is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 7.9 km away. Summer Hill is about 22 km away. Shimla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Himri (3.9 km), Jangal Himri (3.9 km) and Jamu (4.9 km).

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

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