About Gadwalgad Village

Gadwalgad is a mid sized village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,172, made up of 538 males and 634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,178 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadwalgad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadwalgad village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Chiniyalisaur
Pincode	249193
Area (hectares)	197.34 hectares
Population	1,172
Male Population	538
Female Population	634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,178
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadwalgad compares

By the 2011 count Gadwalgad is the 5th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 197.34 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Gadwalgad

Gadwalgad is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gadwalgad as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gadwalgad from other places

Gadwalgad lies about 24 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 42 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 Gadwalgad
Nearest town	Tehri	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chiniyalisaur	24 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	24 km
Nearest railway station	Harrawala	42 km

Villages closest to Gadwalgad

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

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Common questions about Gadwalgad

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadwalgad village had a population of 1,172. That makes it the 5th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Gadwalgad village has 538 males and 634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadwalgad has about 1178 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Gadwalgad is 249193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadwalgad covers 197.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadwalgad falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gadwalgad is Harrawala, about 42 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gadwalgad.

Gadwalgad is about 24 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadwalgad is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 15 km away. Chiniyalisaur is about 24 km away. Uttarkashi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.