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About Adra Village

Adra is a small village in Bankura II tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 72 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura II
Pincode 722155
Area (hectares) 69.16 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 72
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Adra compares

By the 2011 count Adra is the 123rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 69.16 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Adra

Adra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Adra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Agayanandanpur, Agra, Ailta and Ainagobindapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 141. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Adra village has 72 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adra has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Adra is 722155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adra covers 69.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Adra falls under Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Adra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Adra.

Adra is in Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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