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About Agaganj Village

Agaganj is a small village in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 84 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,226 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares.

Agaganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agaganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 84
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,226
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Agaganj compares

By the 2011 count Agaganj is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Agaganj

Agaganj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Agaganj 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Kasba 5.6 km
District headquarters Purnia 16 km

Villages closest to Agaganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasba 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 187. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Agaganj village has 84 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agaganj has about 1226 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Agaganj covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agaganj falls under Kasba 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 - 10 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 Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Kasba is about 5.6 km away. Purnia 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 Kadwa (under 2 km), Babhangawan (1.8 km) and Sanjheli (2.1 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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