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About Gadiya Village

Gadiya is a mid sized village in Jirapur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,411, made up of 753 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1031.57 hectares hectares.

Gadiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Jirapur
Area (hectares) 1031.57 hectares
Population 1,411
Male Population 753
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadiya compares

By the 2011 count Gadiya is the 31st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 1031.57 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 996.

Getting to Gadiya

Gadiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gadiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gadiya from other places

Gadiya lies about 46 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 38 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 Gadiya
Tehsil headquarters Jirapur 22 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 38 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 46 km

Villages closest to Gadiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadiya village had a population of 1,411. That makes it the 31st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Gadiya village has 753 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadiya has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Gadiya covers 1031.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadiya falls under Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadiya is Jhalarapatan, about 38 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gadiya.

Gadiya is about 46 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadiya is in Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Jirapur is about 22 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 38 km away. Rajgarh is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banyabey (under 2 km), Sundarpura (2.3 km) and Shivpura (2.7 km).

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

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