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About Agontha Village

Agontha is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 43 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,442 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agontha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agontha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246429
Area (hectares) 36.6 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 43
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,442
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agontha compares

By the 2011 count Agontha is the 116th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 36.6 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Agontha

Agontha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Agontha as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Agontha from other places

Agontha lies about 35 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 82 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 Agontha
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 25 km
District headquarters Chamoli 35 km
Nearest town Pauri 59 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 82 km

Villages closest to Agontha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agontha village had a population of 105. That makes it the 116th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Agontha village has 43 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agontha has about 1442 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Agontha is 246429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agontha covers 36.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agontha falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Agontha is Ramnagar, about 82 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Agontha.

Agontha is about 35 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agontha is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 25 km away. Chamoli is about 35 km away. Pauri is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bainoli (2.9 km), Bansoli (2.9 km) and Mauna (7.5 km).

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

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