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About Agrat Village

Agrat is a large village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,393, made up of 1,210 males and 1,183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 898.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agrat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agrat village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 185132
Area (hectares) 898.4 hectares
Population 2,393
Male Population 1,210
Female Population 1,183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agrat compares

By the 2011 count Agrat is the 21st largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 898.4 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Agrat

Agrat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Agrat as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Agrat from other places

Agrat lies about 18 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 66 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 Agrat
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 9.8 km
Nearest town Rajaori 9.8 km
District headquarters Rajouri 18 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 66 km

Villages closest to Agrat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agrat village had a population of 2,393. That makes it the 21st largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Agrat village has 1,210 males and 1,183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agrat has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Agrat is 185132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agrat covers 898.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agrat falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Agrat is Dugga, about 66 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Agrat.

Agrat is about 18 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agrat is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 9.8 km away. Rajaori is about 9.8 km away. Rajouri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahrian (under 2 km), Chakli (1.6 km) and Jatot (2.1 km).

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

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