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About Agargaon Village

Agargaon is a mid sized village in Lanja tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 293 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,164 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares.

Agargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Lanja
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 634
Male Population 293
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,164
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agargaon compares

By the 2011 count Agargaon is the 62nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Agargaon

Agargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Agargaon as Available within village. 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 Agargaon from other places

Agargaon lies about 44 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Vilavade, about 4.2 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 Agargaon
Nearest railway station Vilavade 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Lanja 14 km
Nearest town Shahuwadi 34 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 44 km

Villages closest to Agargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agargaon village had a population of 634. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Agargaon village has 293 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agargaon has about 1164 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1174.

Agargaon covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agargaon falls under Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Agargaon is Vilavade, about 4.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Agargaon.

Agargaon is about 44 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agargaon is in Lanja tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Vilavade is about 4.2 km away. Lanja is about 14 km away. Shahuwadi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Argaon (under 2 km), Gangar Kargaon (under 2 km) and Kumbhargaon (under 2 km).

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

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