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About Agalgari Village

Agalgari is a small village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 12 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agalgari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agalgari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 825107
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 12
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
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 Agalgari compares

By the 2011 count Agalgari is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Agalgari

Agalgari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Agalgari 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 Agalgari from other places

Agalgari lies about 30 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 4.9 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 Agalgari
Nearest railway station Chegro 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 8.4 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 20 km
District headquarters Giridih 30 km

Villages closest to Agalgari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agalgari village had a population of 22. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Agalgari village has 12 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agalgari has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Agalgari is 825107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agalgari covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Agalgari falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Agalgari is Chegro, about 4.9 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 Agalgari.

Agalgari is about 30 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agalgari is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Chegro is about 4.9 km away. Dumri is about 8.4 km away. Barki Saria is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhibra (under 2 km), Lusio (under 2 km) and Baramasia (under 2 km).

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

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