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About Agrahan Village

Agrahan is a large village in Chautham tehsil, in the district of Khagaria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,035, made up of 1,127 males and 908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 883 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 851201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agrahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agrahan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Khagaria
Tehsil Chautham
Pincode 851201
Area (hectares) 883 hectares
Population 2,035
Male Population 1,127
Female Population 908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Agrahan compares

By the 2011 count Agrahan is the 20th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,494 residents. Its 883 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Agrahan

Agrahan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Agrahan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Agrahan from other places

Agrahan lies about 22 km from Khagaria, and the nearest railway station is Dhamara Ghat, about 9.1 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 Agrahan
Tehsil headquarters Chautham 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Dhamara Ghat 9.1 km
Nearest town Gogri Jamālpur 16 km
District headquarters Khagaria 22 km

Villages closest to Agrahan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chautham 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 Agrahan

As per the Census of India 2011, Agrahan village had a population of 2,035. That makes it the 20th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,494 residents.

Agrahan village has 1,127 males and 908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agrahan has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Agrahan is 851201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agrahan covers 883 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agrahan falls under Chautham tehsil of Khagaria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Agrahan is Dhamara Ghat, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Agrahan.

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

Agrahan is in Chautham tehsil of Khagaria district. Chautham is about 2.5 km away. Dhamara Ghat is about 9.1 km away. Gogri Jamālpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharaita (2.0 km), Borne (2.3 km) and Chautham (2.5 km).

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

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