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About Abra Village

Abra is a small village in Chas tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 211 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,123 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 827013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Abra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Abra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Chas
Pincode 827013
Area (hectares) 209 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 211
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,123
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Abra compares

By the 2011 count Abra is the 108th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents. Its 209 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 946.

Getting to Abra

Abra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Abra as Available within <5 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 Abra from other places

Abra lies about 32 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Bokaro Thermal, about 15 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 Abra
Nearest town Kathhāra 12 km
Nearest railway station Bokaro Thermal 15 km
District headquarters Bokaro 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Chas 33 km

Villages closest to Abra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Abra village had a population of 448. That makes it the 108th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents.

Abra village has 211 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Abra has about 1123 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Abra is 827013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Abra covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Abra falls under Chas tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Abra is Bokaro Thermal, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Abra.

Abra is about 32 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Abra is in Chas tehsil of Bokaro district. Kathhāra is about 12 km away. Bokaro Thermal is about 15 km away. Bokaro is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amadi (4.6 km), Ulgara (5.2 km) and Chainpur (9.6 km).

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

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