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About Gadajar Village

Gadajar is a large village in Bhitarwar tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,287, made up of 1,220 males and 1,067 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 980.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadajar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadajar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Bhitarwar
Pincode 475220
Area (hectares) 980.35 hectares
Population 2,287
Male Population 1,220
Female Population 1,067
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadajar compares

By the 2011 count Gadajar is the 8th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 980.35 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Gadajar

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

Gadajar lies about 43 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Anant Paith, 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 Gadajar
Tehsil headquarters Bhitarwar 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Anant Paith 21 km
Nearest town Dabra 23 km
District headquarters Gwalior 43 km

Villages closest to Gadajar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadajar village had a population of 2,287. That makes it the 8th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Gadajar village has 1,220 males and 1,067 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadajar has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Gadajar is 475220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadajar covers 980.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadajar falls under Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadajar is Anant Paith, 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 10+ km distance for Gadajar.

Gadajar is about 43 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadajar is in Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district. Bhitarwar is about 6.7 km away. Anant Paith is about 21 km away. Dabra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charkha (1.6 km), Ikahara (2.9 km) and Kithoda (3.3 km).

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

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