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About Gadra Village

Gadra is a mid sized village in Bara tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 655, made up of 337 males and 318 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Bara
Pincode 212107
Area (hectares) 83.3 hectares
Population 655
Male Population 337
Female Population 318
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gadra compares

By the 2011 count Gadra is the 178th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 83.3 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Gadra

The census records public bus service for Gadra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gadra from other places

Gadra lies about 21 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Jasra, about 2.0 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 Gadra
Nearest railway station Jasra 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bara 5.7 km
District headquarters Allahabad 21 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 21 km

Villages closest to Gadra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadra village had a population of 655. That makes it the 178th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Gadra village has 337 males and 318 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadra has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Gadra is 212107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadra covers 83.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gadra falls under Bara tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadra is Jasra, about 2.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gadra.

Gadra is about 21 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadra is in Bara tehsil of Allahabad district. Jasra is about 2.0 km away. Bara is about 5.7 km away. Allahabad is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundehra (2.1 km), Khutaria (2.2 km) and Jasra (2.2 km).

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

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