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About Agrau Village

Agrau is a small village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 190 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agrau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agrau village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173025
Area (hectares) 91 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 190
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agrau compares

By the 2011 count Agrau is the 96th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Agrau

Agrau is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Agrau as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Agrau from other places

Agrau lies about 58 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Sarsawa, about 23 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 Agrau
Nearest railway station Sarsawa 23 km
Nearest town Sahāranpur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 28 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 58 km

Villages closest to Agrau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Agrau

As per the Census of India 2011, Agrau village had a population of 388. That makes it the 96th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Agrau village has 190 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agrau has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Agrau is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agrau covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agrau falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Agrau is Sarsawa, about 23 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 <5 km distance for Agrau.

Agrau is about 58 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agrau is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Sarsawa is about 23 km away. Sahāranpur is about 25 km away. Paonta Sahib is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhola Kuan (16 km), Shaha (21 km) and Bahral (23 km).

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

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