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About Adhia Village

Adhia is a large village in Canning I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,964, made up of 1,494 males and 1,470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adhia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning I
Pincode 743329
Area (hectares) 155.7 hectares
Population 2,964
Male Population 1,494
Female Population 1,470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Adhia compares

By the 2011 count Adhia is the 29th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 155.7 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Adhia

Adhia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Adhia 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amtala Bhadri, Badukalu, Baloi Jhaka and Banibadabele Khali. 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 Adhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Adhia village had a population of 2,964. That makes it the 29th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Adhia village has 1,494 males and 1,470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adhia has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Adhia is 743329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adhia covers 155.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Adhia falls under Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Adhia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 Adhia.

Adhia is in Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas 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 Adhia today is likely to be higher.

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