It was, prior to September 2015, also a Village Development Committee in Dang Deukhuri District, Rapti Zone.

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census the VDC had a population of 11,430 persons living in 2,176 households,[1] up from the 2001 Nepal census of 7,877 persons living in 1,188 households.

The North-South Damodar road runs through Gadhawa and communicates with the Indian border via Koilabas VDC and to the East-West highway (Mahendra highway) via Chailahi VDC.

The majority of the population consists of Tharu, Khas Brahmin, and Yadav.

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