Adhaura, Kaimur Explained

Adhaura
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Bihar#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates:24.6974°N 83.6096°W[1]
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Bihar
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kaimur
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:9.57
Elevation M:459
Population Total:2961
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bhojpuri, Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN

Adhaura is a village and corresponding community development block in Kaimur district of Bihar, India. As of 2011, its population was 2,961, in 550 households. The total block population was 57,100, in 9,857 households. It is the least populated block in Kaimur district.[2]

Geography

Adhaura is located 58 km from Bhabua, the Kaimur district headquarters, in a hilly and forested area.[2]

Demographics

As of 2011, the sex ratio of Adhaura block was 926 females to every 1000 males. The sex ratio among the 0-6 age bracket was 958. Members of scheduled castes made up 12.93% of the block's population (the lowest proportion in the district) and members of scheduled tribes made up 51.98% (the highest in the district). The block's literacy rate was 56.34%, the lowest in Kaimur district. Male literacy was 68.96% and female literacy was 42.59%, with the corresponding 26.37% gender literacy gap being the highest in the district.[2]

Most of Adhaura block's workforce was employed in agriculture in 2011, with 23.45% of workers being cultivators who owned or leased their own land and another 65.05% being agricultural labourers who worked someone else's land for wages. 2.99% were household industry workers, and the remaining 8.51% were other workers.[2]

Villages

Adhaura block contains the following villages:[2]

Village nameTotal land area (hectares)Population (in 2011)
3,091 1,387
1,196 705
830 0
226 0
485380
686 0
481 358
620 18
630 0
297 0
471 118
348 0
637 513
790 432
416 18
521 58
546 0
1,063 1,256
1,970 453
1,739 349
474 164
1,103 167
2,696 0
1,878 1,627
799 708
846 417
509 1,066
499 692
587 458
338 314
368 525
1,201 1,495
344 192
847 743
688 139
456 391
433 296
497 619
609 909
287 0
1,345 653
Sikarwar 632 611
495 1,293
293 1,464
228 0
441.2 187
559 0
241 0
553 554
541 903
619 1,007
240 206
697 1,256
542 1,016
367 0
334 210
406 0
745 0
244 0
686 2,319
226 0
504 65
386 0
249 0
Adhaura (block headquarters) 957 2,961
458 283
813 438
333 493
332 36
872 522
741 222
454 43
911 256
605 215
170 25
601 376
272 847
385 67
1,210.3 306
564 422
853 974
1,344 334
637 66
327 0
723 523
742 193
337 0
1,554 523
1,557 599
456 182
2,421 585
2,513 825
643 285
214 286
978 1,151
676 349
1,065 1,323
233 71
673 1,301
539 232
679 231
675 267
690 283
968 371
1,056 822
882 236
676 127
522 196
637 502
720 326
166 110
1,732 1,311
607 38
769 0
370 240
393 532
448 146
1,380 1,048
226 258
389 312
137 0
454 566
370 67
365 277
486 448
1,048 769
400 135
1,371 369
560 504
254 379
677 205

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geonames.org. Adhaura. 11 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Kaimur, Part A (Village and Town Directory) . 22–85, 824–879, 898–99. Census 2011 India. 11 January 2021.