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About Azgara Village

Azgara is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 134 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Azgara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Azgara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272301
Area (hectares) 44.71 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 134
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Azgara compares

By the 2011 count Azgara is the 946th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 44.71 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Azgara

Azgara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Azgara as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Azgara from other places

Azgara lies about 56 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 3.5 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 Azgara
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 9.5 km
Nearest town Bānsi 16 km
District headquarters Basti 56 km

Villages closest to Azgara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Azgara village had a population of 282. That makes it the 946th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Azgara village has 134 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Azgara has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Azgara is 272301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Azgara covers 44.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Azgara falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Azgara is Uska Bazar, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance for Azgara.

Azgara is about 56 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Azgara is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Uska Bazar is about 3.5 km away. Harraiya is about 9.5 km away. Bānsi 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 Sekhui (2.7 km), Sekhuiya (2.7 km) and Madhi (3.0 km).

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

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