About Gadshaya Village

Gadshaya is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 146 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadshaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadshaya village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Pachhad
Pincode	173229
Area (hectares)	148.79 hectares
Population	282
Male Population	146
Female Population	136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadshaya compares

By the 2011 count Gadshaya is the 51st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 148.79 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Gadshaya

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

Gadshaya lies about 22 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 21 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 Gadshaya
Nearest railway station	Salogra	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pachhad	22 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	22 km
Nearest town	Solan	23 km

Villages closest to Gadshaya

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.

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Common questions about Gadshaya

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadshaya village had a population of 282. That makes it the 51st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Gadshaya village has 146 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadshaya has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Gadshaya is 173229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadshaya covers 148.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Gadshaya is Salogra, about 21 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 Gadshaya.

Gadshaya is about 22 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadshaya is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Salogra is about 21 km away. Pachhad is about 22 km away. Sirmaur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.