About Agru Village

Agru is a large village in Ratu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,088, made up of 1,023 males and 1,065 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agru village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Ratu
Pincode	835222
Area (hectares)	295.19 hectares
Population	2,088
Male Population	1,023
Female Population	1,065
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,041
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Agru compares

By the 2011 count Agru is the 9th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents. Its 295.19 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Agru

Agru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Agru as Available within 5 - 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 Agru from other places

Agru lies about 11 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Piska, about 5.9 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 Agru
Tehsil headquarters	Ratu	4.2 km
Nearest town	Rātu	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Piska	5.9 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	11 km

Villages closest to Agru

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

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Common questions about Agru

As per the Census of India 2011, Agru village had a population of 2,088. That makes it the 9th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents.

Agru village has 1,023 males and 1,065 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agru has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Agru is 835222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agru covers 295.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agru falls under Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Agru is Piska, about 5.9 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 10+ km distance for Agru.

Agru is about 11 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agru is in Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district. Ratu is about 4.2 km away. Rātu is about 4.2 km away. Piska is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.