Skip to main content

About Agahuwa Village

Agahuwa is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,229, made up of 577 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agahuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agahuwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 212401
Area (hectares) 83.52 hectares
Population 1,229
Male Population 577
Female Population 652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Agahuwa compares

By the 2011 count Agahuwa is the 206th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 83.52 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Agahuwa

Agahuwa 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 Agahuwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Agahuwa from other places

Agahuwa lies about 39 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Janghai Junction, about 5.1 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 Agahuwa
Nearest railway station Janghai Junction 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 13 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 13 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 39 km

Villages closest to Agahuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agahuwa village had a population of 1,229. That makes it the 206th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Agahuwa village has 577 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agahuwa has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Agahuwa is 212401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agahuwa covers 83.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agahuwa falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Agahuwa is Janghai Junction, about 5.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Agahuwa.

Agahuwa is about 39 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agahuwa is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Janghai Junction is about 5.1 km away. Machhlishahr is about 13 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawaiya (under 2 km), Chauki Khurd (under 2 km) and Dewapur (1.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.