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About Adhaura Village

Adhaura is a mid sized village in Bhawnathpur tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 621, made up of 317 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adhaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adhaura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Bhawnathpur
Pincode 822112
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 621
Male Population 317
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adhaura compares

By the 2011 count Adhaura is the 23rd largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Adhaura

Adhaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Adhaura as Available within 5 - 10 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 Adhaura from other places

Adhaura lies about 17 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 7.0 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
Nearest railway station Meralgram 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhawnathpur 17 km
District headquarters Garhwa 17 km

Villages closest to Adhaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhawnathpur 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 621. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents.

Adhaura village has 317 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adhaura has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Adhaura is 822112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adhaura covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Adhaura falls under Bhawnathpur tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Adhaura is Meralgram, about 7.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Adhaura.

Adhaura is about 17 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adhaura is in Bhawnathpur tehsil of Garhwa district. Meralgram is about 7.0 km away. Bhawnathpur is about 17 km away. Garhwa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daridah (8.4 km), Pandaria (8.4 km) and Rapura (13 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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