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About Gadhera Village

Gadhera is a mid sized village in Bassi Pathana tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 426 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadhera village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Bassi Pathana
Pincode 140412
Area (hectares) 265 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 426
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadhera compares

By the 2011 count Gadhera is the 41st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Gadhera

Gadhera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gadhera as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gadhera from other places

Gadhera lies about 76 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Bassi Pathanam, about 8.9 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 Gadhera
Nearest railway station Bassi Pathanam 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bassi Pathana 9.7 km
Nearest town Basi 9.7 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 76 km

Villages closest to Gadhera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bassi Pathana 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 Gadhera

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadhera village had a population of 824. That makes it the 41st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Gadhera village has 426 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadhera has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 884.

The pincode recorded for Gadhera is 140412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadhera covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadhera falls under Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gadhera is Bassi Pathanam, about 8.9 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 village for Gadhera.

Gadhera is about 76 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadhera is in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Bassi Pathanam is about 8.9 km away. Bassi Pathana is about 9.7 km away. Basi is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehmadpur (under 2 km), Bhaganpur (under 2 km) and Railon (1.7 km).

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

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