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About Gadai Village

Gadai is a large village in Manikchak tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,002, made up of 1,585 males and 1,417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1474.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Manikchak
Pincode 732203
Area (hectares) 1474.28 hectares
Population 3,002
Male Population 1,585
Female Population 1,417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadai compares

By the 2011 count Gadai is the 33rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents. Its 1474.28 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Gadai

Gadai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gadai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gadai from other places

Gadai lies about 44 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 1.8 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 Gadai
Nearest railway station Taljhari 1.8 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Manikchak 17 km
District headquarters Maldah 44 km

Villages closest to Gadai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadai village had a population of 3,002. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,747 residents.

Gadai village has 1,585 males and 1,417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadai has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Gadai is 732203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadai covers 1474.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gadai falls under Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gadai is Taljhari, about 1.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gadai.

Gadai is about 44 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadai is in Manikchak tehsil of Maldah district. Taljhari is about 1.8 km away. Rājmahal is about 11 km away. Manikchak is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakshmipur (3.6 km), Shobhapur (4.1 km) and Dergama (4.6 km).

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

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