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About Agri Village

Agri is a mid sized village in Katangi tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 394 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.66 hectares hectares.

Agri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Katangi
Area (hectares) 271.66 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 394
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Agri compares

By the 2011 count Agri is the 48th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 271.66 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Agri

Agri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Agri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Agri from other places

Agri lies about 31 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Lakhanwara, about 2.1 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 Agri
Nearest railway station Lakhanwara 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Katangi 9.0 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 16 km
District headquarters Balaghat 31 km

Villages closest to Agri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agri village had a population of 823. That makes it the 48th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Agri village has 394 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agri has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

Agri covers 271.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agri falls under Katangi tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Agri is Lakhanwara, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Agri.

Agri is about 31 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agri is in Katangi tehsil of Balaghat district. Lakhanwara is about 2.1 km away. Katangi is about 9.0 km away. Wārāseonī is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lohagri Ryt (under 2 km), Lakhanwada (1.7 km) and Sirpur (2.1 km).

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

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