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About Gadhira Village

Gadhira is a mid sized village in Kharibari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,164, made up of 563 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadhira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadhira village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kharibari
Pincode 734427
Area (hectares) 204.37 hectares
Population 1,164
Male Population 563
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gadhira compares

By the 2011 count Gadhira is the 34th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents. Its 204.37 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Gadhira

Gadhira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gadhira as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dohaguri, Duba, Dudha and Fulbari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gadhira

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadhira village had a population of 1,164. That makes it the 34th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents.

Gadhira village has 563 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadhira has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Gadhira is 734427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadhira covers 204.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadhira falls under Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gadhira notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gadhira.

Gadhira is in Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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