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About Gadna Village

Gadna is a mid sized village in Phalodi tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 613, made up of 329 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2198.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadna village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Phalodi
Pincode 342307
Area (hectares) 2198.9 hectares
Population 613
Male Population 329
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gadna compares

By the 2011 count Gadna is the 262nd largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 2198.9 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Gadna

Gadna is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gadna 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gadna from other places

Gadna lies about 144 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Bap, about 5.8 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 Gadna
Nearest railway station Bap 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Phalodi 33 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 144 km

Villages closest to Gadna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadna village had a population of 613. That makes it the 262nd largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Gadna village has 329 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadna has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Gadna is 342307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadna covers 2198.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadna falls under Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gadna is Bap, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gadna.

Gadna is about 144 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadna is in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bap is about 5.8 km away. Phalodi is about 33 km away. Jodhpur is about 144 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baori Barsinga (2.3 km), Bap (6.3 km) and Bapinee (6.3 km).

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

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