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About Adar Village

Adar is a large village in Bansdih tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,606, made up of 1,293 males and 1,313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.38 hectares hectares.

Adar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Bansdih
Area (hectares) 126.38 hectares
Population 2,606
Male Population 1,293
Female Population 1,313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Adar compares

By the 2011 count Adar is the 44th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents. Its 126.38 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Adar

The census records public bus service for Adar as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Adar from other places

Adar lies about 3.7 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Majhola Pakarya, about 13 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 Adar
Tehsil headquarters Bansdih 3.7 km
District headquarters Ballia 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Majhola Pakarya 13 km
Nearest town Sitārganj 14 km

Villages closest to Adar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adar village had a population of 2,606. That makes it the 44th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents.

Adar village has 1,293 males and 1,313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adar has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Adar covers 126.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Adar falls under Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Adar is Majhola Pakarya, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Adar.

Adar is about 3.7 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adar is in Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district. Bansdih is about 3.7 km away. Ballia is about 3.7 km away. Majhola Pakarya is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagar (under 2 km), Base Ram (under 2 km) and Kamta (2.2 km).

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

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