Skip to main content

About Gadera Village

Gadera is a mid sized village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 642, made up of 292 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,199 females per 1000 males. The village covers 518.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263642, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263642
Area (hectares) 518.45 hectares
Population 642
Male Population 292
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,199
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadera compares

By the 2011 count Gadera is the 30th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 518.45 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Gadera

Gadera is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gadera as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gadera from other places

Gadera lies about 17 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 82 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 Gadera
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 3.1 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 17 km
Nearest town Almora 44 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 82 km

Villages closest to Gadera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadera village had a population of 642. That makes it the 30th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Gadera village has 292 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadera has about 1199 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Gadera is 263642. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadera covers 518.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadera falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gadera is Kathgodam, about 82 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gadera.

Gadera is about 17 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadera is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 3.1 km away. Bageshwar is about 17 km away. Almora is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalekh (under 2 km), Cheera Bagar (under 2 km) and Namti Chita Bagar (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.