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About Basudev Gadun Village

Basudev Gadun is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 33 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basudev Gadun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basudev Gadun village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246170
Area (hectares) 87.06 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 33
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Basudev Gadun compares

By the 2011 count Basudev Gadun is the 335th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 87.06 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Basudev Gadun

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

Basudev Gadun lies about 36 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 46 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 Basudev Gadun
Nearest town Pauri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 29 km
District headquarters Garhwal 36 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 46 km

Villages closest to Basudev Gadun

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lansdowne 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 Basudev Gadun

As per the Census of India 2011, Basudev Gadun village had a population of 65. That makes it the 335th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Basudev Gadun village has 33 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basudev Gadun has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Basudev Gadun is 246170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Basudev Gadun covers 87.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Basudev Gadun falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Basudev Gadun is Kotdwara, about 46 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 Basudev Gadun.

Basudev Gadun is about 36 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Basudev Gadun is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 12 km away. Lansdowne is about 29 km away. Garhwal is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bar Gaddi (under 2 km), Gadayun (under 2 km) and Gadmola (under 2 km).

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

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