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About Gadra Village

Gadra is a small village in Nagod tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 232 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.24 hectares hectares.

Gadra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Nagod
Area (hectares) 109.24 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 232
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadra compares

By the 2011 count Gadra is the 133rd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 109.24 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Gadra

Gadra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gadra as Available within <5 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 Gadra from other places

Gadra lies about 39 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Unchhera, about 36 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 Gadra
Tehsil headquarters Nagod 17 km
Nearest town Nāgod 17 km
Nearest railway station Unchhera 36 km
District headquarters Satna 39 km

Villages closest to Gadra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadra village had a population of 429. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Gadra village has 232 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadra has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Gadra covers 109.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadra falls under Nagod tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadra is Unchhera, about 36 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gadra.

Gadra is about 39 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadra is in Nagod tehsil of Satna district. Nagod is about 17 km away. Nāgod is about 17 km away. Unchhera is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gada (under 2 km), Runehi (under 2 km) and Jogiya (under 2 km).

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

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