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About Agarda Village

Agarda is a mid sized village in Kamarda tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,372, made up of 718 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agarda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Baleshwar
Tehsil Kamarda
Pincode 756039
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 1,372
Male Population 718
Female Population 654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agarda compares

By the 2011 count Agarda is the 26th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Agarda

Agarda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Agarda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Agarda from other places

Agarda lies about 38 km from Baleshwar, and the nearest railway station is Rajghat, 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 Agarda
Nearest railway station Rajghat 3.7 km
Nearest town Jaleshwar 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamarda 25 km
District headquarters Baleshwar 38 km

Villages closest to Agarda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agarda village had a population of 1,372. That makes it the 26th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Agarda village has 718 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agarda has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Agarda is 756039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agarda covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agarda falls under Kamarda tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Agarda is Rajghat, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Agarda.

Agarda is about 38 km from Baleshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agarda is in Kamarda tehsil of Baleshwar district. Rajghat is about 3.7 km away. Jaleshwar is about 9.8 km away. Kamarda is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramchandrapur (2.1 km), Anantapur (6.7 km) and Balarampur (7.5 km).

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

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