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About Agra Village

Agra is a mid sized village in Tamar I tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 665, made up of 325 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Tamar I
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 338 hectares
Population 665
Male Population 325
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
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 Agra compares

By the 2011 count Agra is the 74th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents. Its 338 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Agra

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

Agra lies about 47 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 27 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 Agra
Nearest town Būndu 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamar I 26 km
Nearest railway station Tiraldih 27 km
District headquarters Ranchi 47 km

Villages closest to Agra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamar I 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 Agra

As per the Census of India 2011, Agra village had a population of 665. That makes it the 74th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,069 residents.

Agra village has 325 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agra has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Agra is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agra covers 338 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Agra falls under Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Agra is Tiraldih, about 27 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 Agra.

Agra is about 47 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agra is in Tamar I tehsil of Ranchi district. Būndu is about 13 km away. Tamar I is about 26 km away. Tiraldih is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodhdih (under 2 km), Amhesa (under 2 km) and Dubla (2.2 km).

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

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