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About Adhaura Village

Adhaura is a mid sized village in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 918, made up of 475 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822128, 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 Meral
Pincode 822128
Area (hectares) 115.41 hectares
Population 918
Male Population 475
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Adhaura compares

By the 2011 count Adhaura is the 46th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 115.41 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

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 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 5 - 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 Meral 8.0 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 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 Adhaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Adhaura village had a population of 918. That makes it the 46th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Adhaura village has 475 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adhaura has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

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

Adhaura covers 115.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Adhaura falls under Meral 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 5 - 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 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 Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Meralgram is about 7.0 km away. Meral is about 8.0 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 Banka (under 2 km), Bhandar (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 Adhaura today is likely to be higher.

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