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About Adras Village

Adras is a mid sized village in Asarganj tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,379, made up of 728 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares.

Adras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adras village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Asarganj
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 1,379
Male Population 728
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adras compares

By the 2011 count Adras is the 16th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Adras

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

Adras lies about 30 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 7.4 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 Adras
Tehsil headquarters Asarganj 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Ganganiyan 7.4 km
Nearest town Sultānganj 9.5 km
District headquarters Munger 30 km

Villages closest to Adras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adras village had a population of 1,379. That makes it the 16th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Adras village has 728 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adras has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 873.

Adras covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Adras falls under Asarganj tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Adras is Ganganiyan, about 7.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Adras.

Adras is about 30 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adras is in Asarganj tehsil of Munger district. Asarganj is about 2.4 km away. Ganganiyan is about 7.4 km away. Sultānganj is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pansain (under 2 km), Mamai (under 2 km) and Sajua (1.5 km).

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

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