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About Gadana Village

Gadana is a mid sized village in Marwar Junction tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,570, made up of 733 males and 837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,142 females per 1000 males. The village covers 920 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadana village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Marwar Junction
Pincode 306023
Area (hectares) 920 hectares
Population 1,570
Male Population 733
Female Population 837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,142
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadana compares

By the 2011 count Gadana is the 35th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,199 residents. Its 920 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Gadana

Gadana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gadana 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gadana from other places

Gadana lies about 40 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Ranawas, about 4.1 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 Gadana
Nearest railway station Marwar Ranawas 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Marwar Junction 12 km
Nearest town Sojat 29 km
District headquarters Pali 40 km

Villages closest to Gadana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marwar Junction 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 Gadana

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadana village had a population of 1,570. That makes it the 35th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,199 residents.

Gadana village has 733 males and 837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadana has about 1142 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Gadana is 306023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadana covers 920 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadana falls under Marwar Junction tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gadana is Marwar Ranawas, about 4.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gadana.

Gadana is about 40 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadana is in Marwar Junction tehsil of Pali district. Marwar Ranawas is about 4.1 km away. Marwar Junction is about 12 km away. Sojat 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 Radawas (1.8 km), Ranawas (2.7 km) and Chelawas (3.1 km).

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

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