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About Agantara Village

Agantara is a mid sized village in Baihar tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 325 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,157 females per 1000 males. The village covers 513.94 hectares hectares.

Agantara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agantara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Baihar
Area (hectares) 513.94 hectares
Population 701
Male Population 325
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,157
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agantara compares

By the 2011 count Agantara is the 117th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 513.94 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1032.

Getting to Agantara

Agantara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Agantara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Agantara from other places

Agantara lies about 79 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Bamhani Banjar, about 46 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 Agantara
Nearest town Malajkhand 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Baihar 30 km
Nearest railway station Bamhani Banjar 46 km
District headquarters Balaghat 79 km

Villages closest to Agantara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agantara village had a population of 701. That makes it the 117th largest of the 284 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Agantara village has 325 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agantara has about 1157 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Agantara covers 513.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Agantara falls under Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Agantara is Bamhani Banjar, about 46 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 <5 km distance for Agantara.

Agantara is about 79 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agantara is in Baihar tehsil of Balaghat district. Malajkhand is about 26 km away. Baihar is about 30 km away. Bamhani Banjar is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhamul (2.4 km), Arandi (2.7 km) and Kugaon (3.1 km).

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

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