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About Adhang Village

Adhang is a large village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,863, made up of 2,576 males and 2,287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439 hectares hectares.

Adhang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adhang village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 439 hectares
Population 4,863
Male Population 2,576
Female Population 2,287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Adhang compares

By the 2011 count Adhang is the 10th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 439 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Adhang

Adhang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Adhang as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Adhang from other places

Adhang lies about 26 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 9.8 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 Adhang
Tehsil headquarters Amour 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 9.8 km
Nearest town Kasba 15 km
District headquarters Purnia 26 km

Villages closest to Adhang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adhang village had a population of 4,863. That makes it the 10th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Adhang village has 2,576 males and 2,287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adhang has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Adhang covers 439 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Adhang falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Adhang is Jalalgarh, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Adhang is about 26 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adhang is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 9.5 km away. Jalalgarh is about 9.8 km away. Kasba is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasaili (under 2 km), Geria (under 2 km) and Kumharua (1.6 km).

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

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