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About Agloi Village

Agloi is a large village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,133, made up of 1,582 males and 1,551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agloi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agloi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816119
Area (hectares) 353 hectares
Population 3,133
Male Population 1,582
Female Population 1,551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 Agloi compares

By the 2011 count Agloi is the 8th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 353 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Agloi

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

Agloi lies about 53 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Gumani, about 3.7 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 Agloi
Nearest railway station Gumani 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 7.8 km
Nearest town Farakka 13 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 53 km

Villages closest to Agloi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agloi village had a population of 3,133. That makes it the 8th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Agloi village has 1,582 males and 1,551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agloi has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Agloi is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agloi covers 353 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agloi falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Agloi is Gumani, about 3.7 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 Agloi.

Agloi is about 53 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agloi is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Gumani is about 3.7 km away. Barharwa is about 7.8 km away. Farakka is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandanpur (under 2 km), Chandpur (under 2 km) and Madhuapara (under 2 km).

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

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