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About Adhwar Village

Adhwar is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,828, made up of 953 males and 875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.8 hectares hectares.

Adhwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adhwar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Area (hectares) 176.8 hectares
Population 1,828
Male Population 953
Female Population 875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adhwar compares

By the 2011 count Adhwar is the 106th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 176.8 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Adhwar

Adhwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Adhwar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Adhwar from other places

Adhwar lies about 44 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Kailahat, about 10 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 Adhwar
Nearest town Ahraura 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Kailahat 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 13 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 44 km

Villages closest to Adhwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adhwar village had a population of 1,828. That makes it the 106th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Adhwar village has 953 males and 875 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adhwar has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Adhwar covers 176.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Adhwar falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Adhwar is Kailahat, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Adhwar.

Adhwar is about 44 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adhwar is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Ahraura is about 7.5 km away. Kailahat is about 10 km away. Chunar 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 Ghasipur (under 2 km), Rajauli (under 2 km) and Lalpur (under 2 km).

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

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