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About Gadochak Village

Gadochak is a small village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 199 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.67 hectares hectares.

Gadochak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadochak village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 93.67 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 199
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Gadochak compares

By the 2011 count Gadochak is the 354th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 93.67 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Gadochak

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

Gadochak lies about 24 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Taraon, about 6.5 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 Gadochak
Nearest railway station Taraon 6.5 km
Nearest town Saidpur 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 15 km
District headquarters Chandauli 24 km

Villages closest to Gadochak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadochak village had a population of 381. That makes it the 354th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Gadochak village has 199 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadochak has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Gadochak covers 93.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadochak falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadochak is Taraon, about 6.5 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 Gadochak.

Gadochak is about 24 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadochak is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Taraon is about 6.5 km away. Saidpur is about 8.4 km away. Sakaldiha is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saifpur (under 2 km), Gajendrpur (2.1 km) and Nadi Nidhaura (2.3 km).

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

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