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About Gadha Village

Gadha is a small village in Milkipur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 159 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Milkipur
Pincode 224228
Area (hectares) 61.43 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 159
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadha compares

By the 2011 count Gadha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents. Its 61.43 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Gadha

Gadha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gadha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gadha from other places

Gadha lies about 48 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Shivnagar, about 7.5 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 Gadha
Nearest railway station Shivnagar 7.5 km
Nearest town Sultānpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Milkipur 24 km
District headquarters Faizabad 48 km

Villages closest to Gadha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadha village had a population of 309. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,713 residents.

Gadha village has 159 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadha has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Gadha is 224228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadha covers 61.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadha falls under Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadha is Shivnagar, about 7.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gadha.

Gadha is about 48 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadha is in Milkipur tehsil of Faizabad district. Shivnagar is about 7.5 km away. Sultānpur is about 20 km away. Milkipur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Upadhyapur (3.3 km), Bahbarmau (4.0 km) and Balar Mau (4.0 km).

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

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