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About Abhua Village

Abhua is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,709, made up of 843 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Abhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Abhua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 379 hectares
Population 1,709
Male Population 843
Female Population 866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Abhua compares

By the 2011 count Abhua is the 23rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 379 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Abhua

Abhua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Abhua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Abhua from other places

Abhua lies about 30 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 17 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 Abhua
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 10 km
Nearest railway station Chatra 17 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 20 km
District headquarters Pakur 30 km

Villages closest to Abhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Abhua village had a population of 1,709. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Abhua village has 843 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Abhua has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Abhua is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Abhua covers 379 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Abhua falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Abhua is Chatra, about 17 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 village for Abhua.

Abhua is about 30 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Abhua is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 10 km away. Chatra is about 17 km away. Nalhāti is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamchua (1.5 km), Dumdumi (2.0 km) and Bamanpokhar (2.2 km).

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

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