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About Agaganj Village

Agaganj is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 728, made up of 389 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares.

Agaganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agaganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 728
Male Population 389
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
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 Agaganj compares

By the 2011 count Agaganj is the 110th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Agaganj

Agaganj is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Agaganj 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 Agaganj from other places

Agaganj lies about 16 km from Purnia. 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 Agaganj
Nearest town Kasba 5.6 km
District headquarters Purnia 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Amour 17 km

Villages closest to Agaganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agaganj village had a population of 728. That makes it the 110th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Agaganj village has 389 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agaganj has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Agaganj covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agaganj falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Agaganj notes the nearest railway station 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 Agaganj.

Agaganj is about 16 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agaganj is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Kasba is about 5.6 km away. Purnia is about 16 km away. Amour is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Routi (5.6 km), Dogharia (6.1 km) and Milki (6.5 km).

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

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