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About Gadhasar Village

Gadhasar is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 222 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadhasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadhasar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173223
Area (hectares) 288 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 222
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadhasar compares

By the 2011 count Gadhasar is the 20th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 288 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Gadhasar

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

Gadhasar lies about 9.8 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 48 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 Gadhasar
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 9.8 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 9.8 km
Nearest town Nāhan 24 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 48 km

Villages closest to Gadhasar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadhasar village had a population of 414. That makes it the 20th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Gadhasar village has 222 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadhasar has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Gadhasar is 173223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadhasar covers 288 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadhasar falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadhasar is Salogra, about 48 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 Gadhasar.

Gadhasar is about 9.8 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadhasar is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 9.8 km away. Sirmaur is about 9.8 km away. Nāhan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarhoj (under 2 km), Sarol Bashech (under 2 km) and Baru Sarera (under 2 km).

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

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