Skip to main content

About Adar Village

Adar is a mid sized village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,625, made up of 1,016 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 599 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dumaria
Pincode 824206
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 1,625
Male Population 1,016
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 599
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 Adar compares

By the 2011 count Adar is the 25th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Adar

Adar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Adar 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 Adar from other places

Adar lies about 72 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, about 39 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 Adar
Tehsil headquarters Dumaria under 2 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 34 km
Nearest railway station Nabinagar Road 39 km
District headquarters Gaya 72 km

Villages closest to Adar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adar village had a population of 1,625. That makes it the 25th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Adar village has 1,016 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adar has about 599 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Adar is 824206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adar covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Adar falls under Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Adar is Nabinagar Road, about 39 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 Adar.

Adar is about 72 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adar is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Dumaria is about under 2 km away. Nabīnagar is about 34 km away. Nabinagar Road is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira (under 2 km), Salaiya (under 2 km) and Purkhan Chak (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.