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About Adra Village

Adra is a small village in Goghat I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 244 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712602, 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 Hugli
Tehsil Goghat I
Pincode 712602
Area (hectares) 123.11 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 244
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adra compares

By the 2011 count Adra is the 82nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 123.11 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Adra

Adra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Adra as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amadpur, Amdoba, Anandapur and Arazi Surjyapur. 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 481. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Adra village has 244 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adra has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Adra is 712602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adra covers 123.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Adra falls under Goghat I tehsil of Hugli 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 <5 km distance for Adra.

Adra is in Goghat I tehsil of Hugli 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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