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Adhaura

अधौरा
Karakat mandal
Pincode 802214
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
AJAY PRATAP SINGH
Contact: 98****2082
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LGD code
251259
Pincode
802214
Post office
Gorari
Population
341
Households
62
Literacy rate
85.3%
Sex ratio
874 ♀/1000♂
Workers
48
Distance to district centre
173 km
Distance to mandal centre
147 km
Distance to Patna
183 km
Distance to Kolkata
539 km
Nearest railway station
Kosiara · 39 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sakshi Hospital · 26 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Adhaura compares

By population, Adhaura ranks #123 of 150 villages in Karakat mandal.

Literacy rate
%
85.3%
+23.7% vs mandal average
Adhaura
85.3%
Karakat mandal
61.6%
Rohtas district
60.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
874
−46 vs mandal average
Adhaura
874
Karakat mandal
920
Household size
people per home
5.5
−1.1 vs mandal average
Adhaura
5.5
Karakat mandal
6.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Adhaura at a glance

Adhaura is a village of 341 people in 62 households (Census 2011) in Karakat block, Rohtas district, Bihar, the 123rd-largest of 150 villages in Karakat block. Literacy is 85%, 24 points above the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 874 women per 1,000 men. It lies 173 km from the Rohtas district centre, 26 km from Nauhatta, the nearest town, 39 km from Kosiara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 802214, served by Gorari post office; the LGD village code is 251259. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sakshi Hospital, 26 km away. The sarpanch is AJAY PRATAP SINGH, and the village votes in Paliganj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sandeep Saurav. The population is estimated at 402 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Adhaura · this village34185%
Adhaura · Adhaura2,96151%0 km N
Adhaura · Obra95456%0 km N
Adhaura · Nauhatta26340%0 km N
Sarodag · Adhaura1,04838%9.6 km SE
Jadunathpur · Albert Ekka(Jari)27453%19.3 km S
Jadunathpur · Nauhatta1,65837%19.3 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Adhaura

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
5
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BIKRAMGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
44
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Munji
Total area (ha)
66
Irrigated area (ha)
44.46
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Adhaura

LGD code
251259
Pincode
802214
Post office
Gorari
Population (Census 2011)
341
Population (projected 2026)
402
Households
62
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
874
Literacy rate
85.3%
Coordinates
24.69717°N, 83.60960°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Pataliputra
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Paliganj
Member of Parliament
Misa Bharti
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sandeep Saurav
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
AJAY PRATAP SINGH
Block / Mandal
Karakat
Getting there

How to reach Adhaura

Mandal centre
Karakat · ≈ 147 km
≈ 5 h 1 min by car · 5 h 58 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Rohtas · ≈ 173 km
≈ 5 h 54 min by car · 7 h by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 25,347 people
Nauhatta · ≈ 26 km
≈ 54 min by car · 1 h 4 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna183 kmcapital
  • Kolkata539 km
  • Delhi771 km
  • Hyderabad971 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKosiara39 km
  • Hospital / PHCSakshi Hospital26 km
  • Police stationKudra Police Station43 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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