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About Adda Village

Adda is a large village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,227, made up of 1,148 males and 1,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri I
Pincode 731127
Area (hectares) 161.81 hectares
Population 2,227
Male Population 1,148
Female Population 1,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Adda compares

By the 2011 count Adda is the 10th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 161.81 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Adda

The census records public bus service for Adda 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Adda from other places

Adda lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 5.6 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 Adda
Nearest railway station Chatra 5.6 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri I 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Adda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri I 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 Adda

As per the Census of India 2011, Adda village had a population of 2,227. That makes it the 10th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Adda village has 1,148 males and 1,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adda has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Adda is 731127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adda covers 161.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Adda falls under Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Adda is Chatra, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Adda.

Adda is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adda is in Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 5.6 km away. Nalhāti is about 11 km away. Suri I is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranpur (under 2 km), Mahubona (4.8 km) and Liara (6.2 km).

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

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