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About Gadkhet Village

Gadkhet is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11. The village covers 36.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246275, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadkhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadkhet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246275
Area (hectares) 36.06 hectares
Population 11
Male Population 11
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadkhet compares

By the 2011 count Gadkhet is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 36.06 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getting to Gadkhet

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

Gadkhet lies about 67 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 78 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 Gadkhet
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 19 km
Nearest town Pauri 40 km
District headquarters Garhwal 67 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 78 km

Villages closest to Gadkhet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadkhet village had a population of 11. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

The pincode recorded for Gadkhet is 246275. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadkhet covers 36.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadkhet falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gadkhet is Kotdwara, about 78 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 Gadkhet.

Gadkhet is about 67 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadkhet is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 19 km away. Pauri is about 40 km away. Garhwal is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chunkhet (under 2 km), Timal Khet (under 2 km) and Bangali (2.8 km).

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

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