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About Adhaura Village

Adhaura is a mid sized village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 787, made up of 428 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822120, 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 Kandi
Pincode 822120
Area (hectares) 68.52 hectares
Population 787
Male Population 428
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adhaura compares

By the 2011 count Adhaura is the 43rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents. Its 68.52 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Adhaura

Adhaura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Adhaura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 31 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Muhammadganj, about 6.4 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 Kandi 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Muhammadganj 6.4 km
Nearest town Husainābād 22 km
District headquarters Garhwa 31 km

Villages closest to Adhaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandi 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 787. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents.

Adhaura village has 428 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adhaura has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Adhaura is 822120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adhaura covers 68.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Adhaura falls under Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Adhaura is Muhammadganj, about 6.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Adhaura.

Adhaura is about 31 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 Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district. Kandi is about 6.4 km away. Muhammadganj is about 6.4 km away. Husainābād is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teliabandh (under 2 km), Deodih (under 2 km) and Sonpurwa (under 2 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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