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About Agaya Village

Agaya is a mid sized village in Pharenda tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,675, made up of 876 males and 799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.5 hectares hectares.

Agaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agaya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Pharenda
Area (hectares) 167.5 hectares
Population 1,675
Male Population 876
Female Population 799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Agaya compares

By the 2011 count Agaya is the 103rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 167.5 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Agaya

The census records public bus service for Agaya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Jhamat, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station Jhamat under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pharenda 12 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 23 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 Pharenda 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 1,675. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Agaya village has 876 males and 799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agaya has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Agaya covers 167.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Agaya is Jhamat, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Jhamat is about under 2 km away. Pharenda is about 12 km away. Mahārāganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhamar (under 2 km), Barahara Kanhai (1.9 km) and Soharwalia Khurd (2.3 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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