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About Agoriya Village

Agoriya is a mid sized village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 349 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1564 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agoriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agoriya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Sheo
Pincode 344701
Area (hectares) 1564 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 349
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agoriya compares

By the 2011 count Agoriya is the 148th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 1564 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Agoriya

Agoriya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Agoriya as Available within <5 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 Agoriya from other places

Agoriya lies about 40 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Gypsum, about 34 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 Agoriya
Tehsil headquarters Sheo 12 km
Nearest railway station Gypsum 34 km
District headquarters Barmer 40 km
Nearest town Bārmer 40 km

Villages closest to Agoriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agoriya village had a population of 640. That makes it the 148th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Agoriya village has 349 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agoriya has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 861.

The pincode recorded for Agoriya is 344701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agoriya covers 1564 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Agoriya falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Agoriya is Gypsum, about 34 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Agoriya.

Agoriya is about 40 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agoriya is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. Sheo is about 12 km away. Gypsum is about 34 km away. Barmer is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gordiya (under 2 km), Sagoraliya (under 2 km) and Neembala (4.8 km).

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

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