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About Gadhaka Village

Gadhaka is a large village in Sahawar tehsil, in the district of Kanshiram Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,098, made up of 2,047 males and 2,051 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 207242, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadhaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadhaka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanshiram Nagar
Tehsil Sahawar
Pincode 207242
Area (hectares) 318.82 hectares
Population 4,098
Male Population 2,047
Female Population 2,051
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gadhaka compares

By the 2011 count Gadhaka is the 12th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 318.82 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Gadhaka

Gadhaka is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gadhaka 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gadhaka from other places

Gadhaka lies about 31 km from Kanshiram Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Daryaogonj, about 10 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 Gadhaka
Nearest railway station Daryaogonj 10 km
Nearest town Ganj Dundwāra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahawar 30 km
District headquarters Kanshiram Nagar 31 km

Villages closest to Gadhaka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadhaka village had a population of 4,098. That makes it the 12th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Gadhaka village has 2,047 males and 2,051 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadhaka has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 884.

The pincode recorded for Gadhaka is 207242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadhaka covers 318.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gadhaka falls under Sahawar tehsil of Kanshiram Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gadhaka is Daryaogonj, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gadhaka.

Gadhaka is about 31 km from Kanshiram Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadhaka is in Sahawar tehsil of Kanshiram Nagar district. Daryaogonj is about 10 km away. Ganj Dundwāra is about 18 km away. Sahawar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padampur (13 km), Kailai Badapur (15 km) and Bastarmau (20 km).

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

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