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About Agaiya Village

Agaiya is a small village in Nala tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 170 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815354, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agaiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Nala
Pincode 815354
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 170
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Agaiya compares

By the 2011 count Agaiya is the 157th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Agaiya

Agaiya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Agaiya 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 Agaiya from other places

Agaiya lies about 55 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Dubrajpur, about 6.6 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 Agaiya
Nearest railway station Dubrajpur 6.6 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nala 31 km
District headquarters Jamtara 55 km

Villages closest to Agaiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agaiya village had a population of 340. That makes it the 157th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Agaiya village has 170 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agaiya has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Agaiya is 815354. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agaiya covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agaiya falls under Nala tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Agaiya is Dubrajpur, about 6.6 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 Agaiya.

Agaiya is about 55 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agaiya is in Nala tehsil of Jamtara district. Dubrajpur is about 6.6 km away. Dubrājpur is about 7.2 km away. Nala 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 Kuraljoria (under 2 km), Palan (2.1 km) and Baghatana (2.2 km).

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

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