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About Adra Village

Adra is a mid sized village in Sirauli Gauspur tehsil, in the district of Bara Banki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,433, made up of 729 males and 704 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.91 hectares hectares.

Adra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bara Banki
Tehsil Sirauli Gauspur
Area (hectares) 225.91 hectares
Population 1,433
Male Population 729
Female Population 704
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adra compares

By the 2011 count Adra is the 71st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 225.91 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Adra

Adra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Adra as Available within village. 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 Adra from other places

Adra lies about 32 km from Bara Banki, and the nearest railway station is Daryabad, 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 Adra
Tehsil headquarters Sirauli Gauspur 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Daryabad 13 km
Nearest town Zaidpur 22 km
District headquarters Bara Banki 32 km

Villages closest to Adra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sirauli Gauspur 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 Adra

As per the Census of India 2011, Adra village had a population of 1,433. That makes it the 71st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Adra village has 729 males and 704 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adra has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Adra covers 225.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Adra falls under Sirauli Gauspur tehsil of Bara Banki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Adra is Daryabad, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Adra.

Adra is about 32 km from Bara Banki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adra is in Sirauli Gauspur tehsil of Bara Banki district. Sirauli Gauspur is about 5.7 km away. Daryabad is about 13 km away. Zaidpur 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 Dadrauli Bhawanipur (under 2 km), Amania Pur (under 2 km) and Tahasi Pur (2.0 km).

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

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