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About Agaya Village

Agaya is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,531, made up of 818 males and 713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agaya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Pincode 273303
Area (hectares) 148.26 hectares
Population 1,531
Male Population 818
Female Population 713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agaya compares

By the 2011 count Agaya is the 282nd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 148.26 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Agaya

Agaya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Agaya as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Agaya from other places

Agaya lies about 26 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Ghughuli, about 11 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 Agaya
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 8.7 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Ghughuli 11 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 26 km

Villages closest to Agaya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agaya village had a population of 1,531. That makes it the 282nd largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Agaya village has 818 males and 713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agaya has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Agaya is 273303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agaya covers 148.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agaya falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Agaya is Ghughuli, about 11 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 village for Agaya.

Agaya is about 26 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agaya is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Maharajganj is about 8.7 km away. Mahārāganj is about 8.7 km away. Ghughuli is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodaila (under 2 km), Semara (under 2 km) and Bhisawa (1.6 km).

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

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