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About Adhakata Village

Adhakata is a small village in Jaypur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 119 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 742.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adhakata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adhakata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Jaypur
Pincode 722138
Area (hectares) 742.99 hectares
Population 246
Male Population 119
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adhakata compares

By the 2011 count Adhakata is the 130th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 742.99 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Adhakata

Adhakata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Adhakata as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Abhirampur, Amlasol, Angaria and Ashurali. 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 Adhakata

As per the Census of India 2011, Adhakata village had a population of 246. That makes it the 130th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Adhakata village has 119 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adhakata has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Adhakata is 722138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adhakata covers 742.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Adhakata falls under Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Adhakata notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Adhakata.

Adhakata is in Jaypur 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 Adhakata today is likely to be higher.

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