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About Gadwas Village

Gadwas is a mid sized village in Dhariawad tehsil, in the district of Pratapgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 427 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadwas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pratapgarh
Tehsil Dhariawad
Pincode 313605
Area (hectares) 333 hectares
Population 876
Male Population 427
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
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 Gadwas compares

By the 2011 count Gadwas is the 68th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 333 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Gadwas

Gadwas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gadwas 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 Gadwas from other places

Gadwas lies about 33 km from Pratapgarh, and the nearest railway station is Bansi Bohera, about 28 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 Gadwas
Tehsil headquarters Dhariawad 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Bansi Bohera 28 km
District headquarters Pratapgarh 33 km
Nearest town Pratāpgarh 33 km

Villages closest to Gadwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadwas village had a population of 876. That makes it the 68th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Gadwas village has 427 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadwas has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Gadwas is 313605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadwas covers 333 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadwas falls under Dhariawad tehsil of Pratapgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gadwas is Bansi Bohera, about 28 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 Gadwas.

Gadwas is about 33 km from Pratapgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadwas is in Dhariawad tehsil of Pratapgarh district. Dhariawad is about 3.4 km away. Bansi Bohera is about 28 km away. Pratapgarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chitoriya Kalan (under 2 km), Jawahar Nagar (under 2 km) and Amba A (2.3 km).

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

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