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About Gadi Village

Gadi is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 441 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, 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 Dhanwar
Pincode 825318
Area (hectares) 163.83 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 441
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadi compares

By the 2011 count Gadi is the 98th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 163.83 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gadi

Gadi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gadi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 28 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kawar, about 14 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 14 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 19 km
District headquarters Giridih 28 km

Villages closest to Gadi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanwar 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 849. That makes it the 98th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Gadi village has 441 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadi has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Gadi is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadi covers 163.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadi falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gadi is Kawar, about 14 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 <5 km distance for Gadi.

Gadi is about 28 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 Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Kawar is about 14 km away. Barki Saria is about 18 km away. Dhanwar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamdiha (under 2 km), Alagdiha (1.8 km) and Khario (1.8 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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