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About Gadra Village

Gadra is a mid sized village in Ghatol tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 809, made up of 410 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Ghatol
Pincode 327027
Area (hectares) 383.53 hectares
Population 809
Male Population 410
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 120th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 383.53 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

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 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 Gadra from other places

Gadra lies about 25 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Dhodhar, about 57 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 Ghatol 13 km
District headquarters Banswara 25 km
Nearest town Bānswāra 25 km
Nearest railway station Dhodhar 57 km

Villages closest to Gadra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghatol 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 809. That makes it the 120th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Gadra village has 410 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadra has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Gadra is 327027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadra covers 383.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadra falls under Ghatol tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gadra is Dhodhar, about 57 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gadra.

Gadra is about 25 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadra is in Ghatol tehsil of Banswara district. Ghatol is about 13 km away. Banswara is about 25 km away. Bānswāra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padla (under 2 km), Harmatiya (under 2 km) and Matiya (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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