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About Adad Village

Adad is a mid sized village in Murud tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 473 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 439.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 402401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adad village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Murud
Pincode 402401
Area (hectares) 439.83 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 473
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Adad compares

By the 2011 count Adad is the 18th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 439.83 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Adad

Adad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Adad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Adad from other places

Adad lies about 35 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 33 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 Adad
Nearest railway station Kirodimal Nagar 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Murud 35 km
District headquarters Raigarh 35 km

Villages closest to Adad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adad village had a population of 954. That makes it the 18th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Adad village has 473 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adad has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Adad is 402401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adad covers 439.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Adad falls under Murud tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Adad is Kirodimal Nagar, about 33 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Adad.

Adad is about 35 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adad is in Murud tehsil of Raigarh district. Kirodimal Nagar is about 33 km away. Murud is about 35 km away. Raigarh is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawali (7.6 km), Usroli (12 km) and Barashiv (18 km).

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

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