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About Gadra Village

Gadra is a small village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 192 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadra village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144035
Area (hectares) 128 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 192
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadra compares

By the 2011 count Gadra is the 188th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 957.

Getting to Gadra

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

Gadra lies about 37 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Gumtali, about 9.7 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
Nearest railway station Gumtali 9.7 km
Nearest town Nakodar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 21 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 37 km

Villages closest to Gadra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 355. That makes it the 188th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Gadra village has 192 males and 163 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 957.

The pincode recorded for Gadra is 144035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadra covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadra falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gadra is Gumtali, about 9.7 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 village for Gadra.

Gadra is about 37 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadra is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Gumtali is about 9.7 km away. Nakodar is about 17 km away. Phillaur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardo Sangha (under 2 km), Gag Alias Dhagara (2.8 km) and Gursian Nihal (3.4 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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