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About Gadol Village

Gadol is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 371, made up of 200 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173101
Area (hectares) 544 hectares
Population 371
Male Population 200
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadol compares

By the 2011 count Gadol is the 46th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 544 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 946.

Getting to Gadol

Gadol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gadol as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gadol from other places

Gadol lies about 21 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, 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 Gadol
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 14 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 21 km
Nearest railway station Barog 21 km
Nearest town Solan 21 km

Villages closest to Gadol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadol village had a population of 371. That makes it the 46th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Gadol village has 200 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadol has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Gadol is 173101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadol covers 544 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadol falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadol is Barog, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gadol.

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

Gadol is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 14 km away. Sirmaur is about 21 km away. Barog 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 Kaloha Saken (3.8 km), Shalanji Banjan (6.2 km) and Parya Hechar (6.8 km).

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

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