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About Agoiabandh Village

Agoiabandh is a mid sized village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 404 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agoiabandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agoiabandh village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 783
Male Population 404
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agoiabandh compares

By the 2011 count Agoiabandh is the 35th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Agoiabandh

Agoiabandh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Agoiabandh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Agoiabandh from other places

Agoiabandh lies about 39 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 17 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 Agoiabandh
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 17 km
Nearest town Madhupur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Jama 31 km
District headquarters Dumka 39 km

Villages closest to Agoiabandh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agoiabandh village had a population of 783. That makes it the 35th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Agoiabandh village has 404 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agoiabandh has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Agoiabandh is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agoiabandh covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agoiabandh falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Agoiabandh is Joramow Railway Station, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Agoiabandh.

Agoiabandh is about 39 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agoiabandh is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Joramow Railway Station is about 17 km away. Madhupur is about 23 km away. Jama is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurumtanr (3.8 km), Shankarpur Jhagrahi (4.0 km) and Nawadih (4.1 km).

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

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