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About Hadal Village

Hadal is a mid sized village in Gandoh tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 942, made up of 487 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hadal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hadal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Gandoh
Pincode 182203
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 942
Male Population 487
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hadal compares

By the 2011 count Hadal is the 34th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Hadal

Hadal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hadal as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Hadal from other places

Hadal lies about 29 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 56 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 Hadal
Tehsil headquarters Gandoh 29 km
District headquarters Doda 29 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 56 km

Villages closest to Hadal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hadal village had a population of 942. That makes it the 34th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Hadal village has 487 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hadal has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Hadal is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hadal covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hadal falls under Gandoh tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Hadal is Udhampur, about 56 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hadal.

Hadal is about 29 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hadal is in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district. Gandoh is about 29 km away. Doda is about 29 km away. Udhampur is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bheja (under 2 km), Darai (5.3 km) and Kako (6.4 km).

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

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