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About Adawal Village

Adawal is a large village in Jagdalpur tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,945, made up of 2,044 males and 1,901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adawal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Jagdalpur
Pincode 494223
Area (hectares) 201.85 hectares
Population 3,945
Male Population 2,044
Female Population 1,901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Adawal compares

By the 2011 count Adawal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 201.85 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Adawal

Adawal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Adawal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Adawal from other places

Adawal lies about 20 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Nakti Semara, about 1.9 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 Adawal
Nearest railway station Nakti Semara 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdalpur 4.0 km
District headquarters Bastar 20 km

Villages closest to Adawal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adawal village had a population of 3,945. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Adawal village has 2,044 males and 1,901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adawal has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Adawal is 494223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adawal covers 201.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Adawal falls under Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Adawal is Nakti Semara, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Adawal.

Adawal is about 20 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adawal is in Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district. Nakti Semara is about 1.9 km away. Jagdalpur is about 4.0 km away. Bastar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shasankachora (under 2 km), Kusumpal (1.5 km) and Mangdu Kachora (1.9 km).

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

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