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About Aganda Village

Aganda is a large village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,466, made up of 1,342 males and 1,124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aganda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aganda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Belaganj
Pincode 804403
Area (hectares) 265 hectares
Population 2,466
Male Population 1,342
Female Population 1,124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aganda compares

By the 2011 count Aganda is the 30th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Aganda

Aganda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aganda as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aganda from other places

Aganda lies about 23 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhua, about 22 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Aganda
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 12 km
Nearest railway station Bandhua 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Belaganj 23 km
District headquarters Gaya 23 km

Villages closest to Aganda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belaganj tehsil.

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 Aganda

As per the Census of India 2011, Aganda village had a population of 2,466. That makes it the 30th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Aganda village has 1,342 males and 1,124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aganda has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Aganda is 804403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aganda covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aganda falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Aganda is Bandhua, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Aganda.

Aganda is about 23 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aganda is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 12 km away. Bandhua is about 22 km away. Belaganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panari (under 2 km), Deva Bigha Arazi (4.4 km) and Dadpur (5.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Aganda today is likely to be higher.

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