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About Agapur Village

Agapur is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 414 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.02 hectares hectares.

Agapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 57.02 hectares
Population 876
Male Population 414
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agapur compares

By the 2011 count Agapur is the 211th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 57.02 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Agapur

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

Agapur lies about 133 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Harpalganj, about 13 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 Agapur
Nearest railway station Harpalganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 22 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 25 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 133 km

Villages closest to Agapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agapur village had a population of 876. That makes it the 211th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Agapur village has 414 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agapur has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Agapur covers 57.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Agapur falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Agapur is Harpalganj, about 13 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 village for Agapur.

Agapur is about 133 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agapur is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Harpalganj is about 13 km away. Jakhania is about 22 km away. Machhlīshahr 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 Agapur Sani (under 2 km), Bahadur Pur (3.1 km) and Bakharipur (3.1 km).

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

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