Adra, Purulia
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Adra railway station
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| Coordinates: 23°30′N 86°40′E / 23.5°N 86.67°ECoordinates: 23°30′N 86°40′E / 23.5°N 86.67°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purulia district |
| Elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 38,032 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 723121 |
| Telephone code | 91-03251 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Sex ratio | 1.2:1 ♂/♀ |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bankura |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Raghunathpur & Kashipur |
| Website | purulia |
Adra is a census town and a railway colony which was originally known for its 90% of Anglo Indian population in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the seat of an important railway division.
The major sub-divisions of Adra are Subhasnagar, Beniasole, Palashkola, Jhariadih, Panchudanga, Mission para, Laldanga, Daulatpur, Arabinda Pally, Medical colony, Children's Park and SER colonies (north and south)New colony.
The area forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills.
Adra is the divisional headquarters of the Adra division of South Eastern Railway. The economy of the town is driven by the presence of the railways there. It is one of the three most important coal loading divisions (the other two being Bilaspur and Chakradharpur) which supply coal to power plants across India.
An important railway junction, Adra railway station connects to Asansol on the Howrah-Delhi Main Line, Tatanagar on the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line, Kharagpur on the Kolkata-Chennai and Kolkata-Mumbai lines, and Gomoh on the Kolkata-Delhi line. The railroad station has four platforms which are busy throughout the day with trains passing to a number of destinations in each direction. The present station building was built on year 1903.
As per 2011 Census of India Adra had a total population of 38,032 of which 19,596 (51%) were males and 18,436 (49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,187. The total number of literates in Adra was 11,565 (83.99% of the population over 6 years).
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