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About Gadi Village

Gadi is a small village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 62 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 13 hectares
Population 115
Male Population 62
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 855
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 Gadi compares

By the 2011 count Gadi is the 194th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 13 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Gadi

Gadi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gadi 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 Gadi from other places

Gadi lies about 16 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kawar, about 1.6 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 Gadi
Nearest railway station Kawar 1.6 km
District headquarters Giridih 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 21 km

Villages closest to Gadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadi village had a population of 115. That makes it the 194th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Gadi village has 62 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadi has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Gadi is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadi covers 13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gadi falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gadi is Kawar, about 1.6 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 Gadi.

Gadi is about 16 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadi is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Kawar is about 1.6 km away. Giridih is about 16 km away. Bengabad 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 Gadi Sirsia Salaiya (under 2 km), Tilaia (under 2 km) and Majhladih (4.0 km).

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

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