About Gadriwala Village

Gadriwala is a large village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,204, made up of 1,162 males and 1,042 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 727 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadriwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadriwala village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Firozpur
Tehsil	Zira
Pincode	142047
Area (hectares)	727 hectares
Population	2,204
Male Population	1,162
Female Population	1,042
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadriwala compares

By the 2011 count Gadriwala is the 14th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 727 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Gadriwala

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

Gadriwala lies about 34 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Talwandi, about 12 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 Gadriwala
Tehsil headquarters	Zira	2.3 km
Nearest railway station	Talwandi	12 km
District headquarters	Firozpur	34 km

Villages closest to Gadriwala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadriwala village had a population of 2,204. That makes it the 14th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Gadriwala village has 1,162 males and 1,042 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadriwala has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Gadriwala is 142047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadriwala covers 727 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadriwala falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gadriwala is Talwandi, about 12 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 Gadriwala.

Gadriwala is about 34 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadriwala is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Zira is about 2.3 km away. Talwandi is about 12 km away. Firozpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.