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About Agras Village

Agras is one of the larger villages in Meerganj tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,867, made up of 3,643 males and 3,224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 243501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agras village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Meerganj
Pincode 243501
Area (hectares) 535.98 hectares
Population 6,867
Male Population 3,643
Female Population 3,224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Agras compares

By the 2011 count Agras is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents. Its 535.98 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Agras

Agras 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 Agras as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Agras from other places

Agras lies about 17 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Bhitaura, about 2.8 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 Agras
Nearest railway station Bhitaura 2.8 km
Nearest town Fatehganj West 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Meerganj 17 km
District headquarters Bareilly 17 km

Villages closest to Agras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agras village had a population of 6,867. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents.

Agras village has 3,643 males and 3,224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agras has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Agras is 243501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agras covers 535.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agras falls under Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Agras is Bhitaura, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Agras is about 17 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agras is in Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district. Bhitaura is about 2.8 km away. Fatehganj West is about 3.1 km away. Meerganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharseni (2.1 km), Kurtara (2.1 km) and Khurrampur (2.2 km).

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

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