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About Gadiya Mer Village

Gadiya Mer is a mid sized village in Jhalrapatan tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 324 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadiya Mer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadiya Mer village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Jhalrapatan
Pincode 326021
Area (hectares) 294.57 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 324
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadiya Mer compares

By the 2011 count Gadiya Mer is the 118th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 294.57 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Gadiya Mer

Gadiya Mer is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gadiya Mer as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gadiya Mer from other places

Gadiya Mer lies about 15 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalawar City, 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 Gadiya Mer
Nearest railway station Jhalawar City 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhalrapatan 12 km
Nearest town Jhālrapātan 12 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 15 km

Villages closest to Gadiya Mer

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jhalrapatan 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 Gadiya Mer

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadiya Mer village had a population of 660. That makes it the 118th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Gadiya Mer village has 324 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadiya Mer has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Gadiya Mer is 326021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadiya Mer covers 294.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadiya Mer falls under Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gadiya Mer is Jhalawar City, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gadiya Mer.

Gadiya Mer is about 15 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadiya Mer is in Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district. Jhalawar City is about 12 km away. Jhalrapatan is about 12 km away. Jhālrapātan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadiya (under 2 km), Gadiya Kund (under 2 km) and Binolai (under 2 km).

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

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