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About Gadh Sooriya Village

Gadh Sooriya is a mid sized village in Bilara tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 997, made up of 507 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1447 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadh Sooriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadh Sooriya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bilara
Pincode 342601
Area (hectares) 1447 hectares
Population 997
Male Population 507
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadh Sooriya compares

By the 2011 count Gadh Sooriya is the 60th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents. Its 1447 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Gadh Sooriya

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

Gadh Sooriya lies about 75 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Umed, about 17 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 Gadh Sooriya
Nearest railway station Umed 17 km
Nearest town Pīpār 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilara 29 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 75 km

Villages closest to Gadh Sooriya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilara 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 Gadh Sooriya

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadh Sooriya village had a population of 997. That makes it the 60th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents.

Gadh Sooriya village has 507 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadh Sooriya has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Gadh Sooriya is 342601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadh Sooriya covers 1447 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadh Sooriya falls under Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gadh Sooriya is Umed, about 17 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 Gadh Sooriya.

Gadh Sooriya is about 75 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadh Sooriya is in Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district. Umed is about 17 km away. Pīpār is about 20 km away. Bilara is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sowaniya (4.6 km), Madliya (5.1 km) and Lawari (6.0 km).

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

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