About Ageyan Village

Ageyan is one of the larger villages in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,370, made up of 2,982 males and 3,388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489 hectares hectares.

Ageyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ageyan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Goriakothi
Area (hectares)	489 hectares
Population	6,370
Male Population	2,982
Female Population	3,388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,136
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ageyan compares

By the 2011 count Ageyan is the 8th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 489 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Ageyan

Ageyan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ageyan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ageyan from other places

Ageyan lies about 23 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Sarhari Halt, about 6.4 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 Ageyan
Nearest railway station	Sarhari Halt	6.4 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goriakothi	23 km
District headquarters	Siwan	23 km

Villages closest to Ageyan

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

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Common questions about Ageyan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ageyan village had a population of 6,370. That makes it the 8th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Ageyan village has 2,982 males and 3,388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ageyan has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Ageyan covers 489 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ageyan falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ageyan is Sarhari Halt, about 6.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ageyan.

Ageyan is about 23 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ageyan is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Sarhari Halt is about 6.4 km away. Mahārājgani is about 11 km away. Goriakothi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.