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About Adan Village

Adan is a large village in Chanditala II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,785, made up of 1,901 males and 1,884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Chanditala II
Pincode 712304
Area (hectares) 106.81 hectares
Population 3,785
Male Population 1,901
Female Population 1,884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Adan compares

By the 2011 count Adan is the 4th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 106.81 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Adan

Adan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Adan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Adan from other places

Adan lies about 14 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Madanpur, about under 2 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 Adan
Nearest railway station Madanpur under 2 km
Nearest town Kalyani 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanditala II 14 km
District headquarters Hugli 14 km

Villages closest to Adan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanditala II 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 Adan

As per the Census of India 2011, Adan village had a population of 3,785. That makes it the 4th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Adan village has 1,901 males and 1,884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adan has about 991 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 988.

The pincode recorded for Adan is 712304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adan covers 106.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Adan falls under Chanditala II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Adan is Madanpur, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Adan.

Adan is about 14 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adan is in Chanditala II tehsil of Hugli district. Madanpur is about under 2 km away. Kalyani is about 6.6 km away. Chanditala II is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhabpur (under 2 km), Khanpur (6.7 km) and Benipur (8.6 km).

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

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