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About Adhaura Village

Adhaura is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 655, made up of 316 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adhaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adhaura village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Balrampur
Pincode 497107
Area (hectares) 313.96 hectares
Population 655
Male Population 316
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adhaura compares

By the 2011 count Adhaura is the 77th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 313.96 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Adhaura

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

Adhaura lies about 72 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 55 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 Adhaura
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 55 km
Nearest town Garhwa 62 km
District headquarters Surguja 72 km

Villages closest to Adhaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adhaura village had a population of 655. That makes it the 77th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Adhaura village has 316 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adhaura has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Adhaura is 497107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adhaura covers 313.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Adhaura falls under Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Adhaura is Barwadih Junction, about 55 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Adhaura.

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

Adhaura is in Balrampur tehsil of Surguja district. Balrampur is about 2.5 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 55 km away. Garhwa is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semali (under 2 km), Obari (2.2 km) and Turridih (2.3 km).

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

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