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About Adhauri Village

Adhauri is a mid sized village in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,390, made up of 708 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adhauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adhauri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Meral
Pincode 822128
Area (hectares) 171.53 hectares
Population 1,390
Male Population 708
Female Population 682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Adhauri compares

By the 2011 count Adhauri is the 29th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 171.53 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Adhauri

Adhauri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Adhauri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Adhauri from other places

Adhauri lies about 15 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 5.8 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 Adhauri
Nearest railway station Meralgram 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Meral 6.8 km
District headquarters Garhwa 15 km

Villages closest to Adhauri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adhauri village had a population of 1,390. That makes it the 29th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Adhauri village has 708 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adhauri has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Adhauri is 822128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adhauri covers 171.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Adhauri falls under Meral tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Adhauri is Meralgram, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Adhauri.

Adhauri is about 15 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adhauri is in Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Meralgram is about 5.8 km away. Meral is about 6.8 km away. Garhwa is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajhara (under 2 km), Banua (under 2 km) and Loadag (under 2 km).

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

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