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About Gadoul Village

Gadoul is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 45 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadoul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadoul village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 56.54 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 45
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
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 Gadoul compares

By the 2011 count Gadoul is the 136th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 56.54 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 948.

Getting to Gadoul

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

Gadoul lies about 50 km from Dehradun. 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 Gadoul
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 21 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 21 km
District headquarters Dehradun 50 km

Villages closest to Gadoul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadoul village had a population of 96. That makes it the 136th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Gadoul village has 45 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadoul has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Gadoul is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadoul covers 56.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadoul falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Gadoul notes the nearest railway station 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 Gadoul.

Gadoul is about 50 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadoul is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 21 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 21 km away. Dehradun is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budula (under 2 km), Kenota (2.8 km) and Baitha (4.9 km).

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

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