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About Agasan Village

Agasan is a small village in Holi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 110, made up of 57 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agasan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agasan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Holi
Pincode 176309
Area (hectares) 159.11 hectares
Population 110
Male Population 57
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agasan compares

By the 2011 count Agasan is the 31st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 159.11 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Agasan

Agasan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Agasan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Agasan from other places

Agasan lies about 40 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 35 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 Agasan
Tehsil headquarters Holi 9.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 35 km
District headquarters Chamba 40 km

Villages closest to Agasan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agasan village had a population of 110. That makes it the 31st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Agasan village has 57 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agasan has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Agasan is 176309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agasan covers 159.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Agasan falls under Holi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Agasan is Chamunda Marg, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Agasan.

Agasan is about 40 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agasan is in Holi tehsil of Chamba district. Holi is about 9.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jun (1.8 km), D P F Suai (2.5 km) and Barari (2.9 km).

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

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