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About Adra Village

Adra is a large village in Galsi II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,774, made up of 1,872 males and 1,902 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 661.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713428, 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 Barddhaman
Tehsil Galsi II
Pincode 713428
Area (hectares) 661.27 hectares
Population 3,774
Male Population 1,872
Female Population 1,902
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adra compares

By the 2011 count Adra is the 7th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 661.27 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Askaran, Atushi, Babla and Bahirghanya. 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 3,774. That makes it the 7th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Adra village has 1,872 males and 1,902 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adra has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Adra is 713428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adra covers 661.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Adra falls under Galsi II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

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

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

Adra is in Galsi II tehsil of Barddhaman 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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