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About Gadaha Village

Gadaha is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 112 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadaha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 108.7 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 112
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadaha compares

By the 2011 count Gadaha is the 124th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 108.7 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Gadaha

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

Gadaha lies about 21 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 Gadaha
Tehsil headquarters Theog 9.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 21 km

Villages closest to Gadaha

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 Gadaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadaha village had a population of 232. That makes it the 124th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Gadaha village has 112 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadaha has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Gadaha is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadaha covers 108.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Gadaha 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 village for Gadaha.

Gadaha is about 21 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadaha is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 9.5 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharog (under 2 km), Chundi (under 2 km) and Kelwi (1.8 km).

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

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