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About Gadayun Village

Gadayun is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 97 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,186 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadayun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadayun village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246170
Area (hectares) 141.08 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 97
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,186
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadayun compares

By the 2011 count Gadayun is the 107th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 141.08 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Gadayun

Gadayun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gadayun as Available within village. 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 Gadayun from other places

Gadayun 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 Gadayun
Nearest town Pauri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 29 km
District headquarters Garhwal 36 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 46 km

Villages closest to Gadayun

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 Gadayun

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadayun village had a population of 212. That makes it the 107th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Gadayun village has 97 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadayun has about 1186 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

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

Gadayun covers 141.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadayun falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gadayun 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gadayun.

Gadayun 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.

Gadayun 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), Basudev Gadun (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 Gadayun today is likely to be higher.

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