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About Gadhiari Village

Gadhiari is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 123 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadhiari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadhiari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171220
Area (hectares) 114.85 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 123
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadhiari compares

By the 2011 count Gadhiari is the 106th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 114.85 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Gadhiari

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

Gadhiari lies about 7.1 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 Gadhiari
District headquarters Shimla 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Theog 13 km

Villages closest to Gadhiari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadhiari village had a population of 252. That makes it the 106th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Gadhiari village has 123 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadhiari has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Gadhiari is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadhiari covers 114.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadhiari falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gadhiari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gadhiari.

Gadhiari is about 7.1 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadhiari is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 7.1 km away. Theog is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadeog (under 2 km), Up Muhal Gaddli (under 2 km) and Daniwal (under 2 km).

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

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