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About Agni Village

Agni is a mid sized village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,443, made up of 748 males and 695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Belaganj
Pincode 804403
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 1,443
Male Population 748
Female Population 695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agni compares

By the 2011 count Agni is the 47th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Agni

Agni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Agni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Agni from other places

Agni lies about 22 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 1.7 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 Agni
Nearest railway station Bela 1.7 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Belaganj 22 km
District headquarters Gaya 22 km

Villages closest to Agni

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 Agni

As per the Census of India 2011, Agni village had a population of 1,443. That makes it the 47th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Agni village has 748 males and 695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agni has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

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

Agni covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agni falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Agni is Bela, about 1.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Agni.

Agni is about 22 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agni is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bela is about 1.7 km away. Makhdumpur is about 8.4 km away. Belaganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kabirpur (under 2 km), Raili (under 2 km) and Jadopur (1.8 km).

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

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