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About Gadura Village

Gadura is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 12 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadura village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263132
Area (hectares) 42.17 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 12
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
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 Gadura compares

By the 2011 count Gadura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 42.17 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Gadura

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

Gadura lies about 94 km from Nainital, 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 Gadura
Nearest town Pauri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 18 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 46 km
District headquarters Nainital 94 km

Villages closest to Gadura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadura village had a population of 20. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Gadura village has 12 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadura has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Gadura is 263132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadura covers 42.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gadura falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gadura 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 Gadura.

Gadura is about 94 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadura is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Pauri is about 12 km away. Dhari is about 18 km away. Kotdwara is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deeni Tallee (5.3 km), Ladfora Talla (5.3 km) and Pokhari Talli (5.3 km).

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

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