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About Agahra Village

Agahra is a large village in Marhaura tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,441, made up of 1,177 males and 1,264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares.

Agahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agahra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Marhaura
Area (hectares) 279 hectares
Population 2,441
Male Population 1,177
Female Population 1,264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Agahra compares

By the 2011 count Agahra is the 35th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Agahra

The census records public bus service for Agahra as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Agahra from other places

Agahra lies about 21 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Tejpurwa Halt, about 2.6 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 Agahra
Nearest railway station Tejpurwa Halt 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Marhaura 7.2 km
District headquarters Saran 21 km

Villages closest to Agahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agahra village had a population of 2,441. That makes it the 35th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,345 residents.

Agahra village has 1,177 males and 1,264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agahra has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Agahra covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agahra falls under Marhaura tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Agahra is Tejpurwa Halt, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Agahra is about 21 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agahra is in Marhaura tehsil of Saran district. Tejpurwa Halt is about 2.6 km away. Marhaura is about 7.2 km away. Saran is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sherpur (under 2 km), Bazidpur (1.7 km) and Chanda (1.7 km).

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

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