About Gadga Village

Gadga is a large village in Naigaon tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,091, made up of 1,572 males and 1,519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1115.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431722, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadga village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nanded
Tehsil	Naigaon
Pincode	431722
Area (hectares)	1115.93 hectares
Population	3,091
Male Population	1,572
Female Population	1,519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadga compares

By the 2011 count Gadga is the 12th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents. Its 1115.93 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Gadga

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

Gadga lies about 42 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Umri, about 32 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 Gadga
Tehsil headquarters	Naigaon	8.5 km
Nearest town	Mukher	15 km
Nearest railway station	Umri	32 km
District headquarters	Nanded	42 km

Villages closest to Gadga

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

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Common questions about Gadga

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadga village had a population of 3,091. That makes it the 12th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents.

Gadga village has 1,572 males and 1,519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadga has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Gadga is 431722. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadga covers 1115.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadga falls under Naigaon tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gadga is Umri, about 32 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 village for Gadga.

Gadga is about 42 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadga is in Naigaon tehsil of Nanded district. Naigaon is about 8.5 km away. Mukher is about 15 km away. Umri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.