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About Agra Village

Agra is a small village in Bankura II tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 113 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura II
Pincode 722155
Area (hectares) 81.84 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 113
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Agra compares

By the 2011 count Agra is the 114th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 81.84 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Agra

Agra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Agra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Agra from other places

Agra lies about 4.3 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bankura Jn., about 4.4 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 Agra
Tehsil headquarters Bankura II 4.3 km
District headquarters Bankura 4.3 km
Nearest town Bānkura 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Bankura Jn. 4.4 km

Villages closest to Agra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bankura II 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 Agra

As per the Census of India 2011, Agra village had a population of 218. That makes it the 114th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Agra village has 113 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agra has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Agra is 722155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agra covers 81.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agra falls under Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Agra is Bankura Jn., about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Agra.

Agra is about 4.3 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agra is in Bankura II tehsil of Bankura district. Bankura II is about 4.3 km away. Bankura is about 4.3 km away. Bānkura is about 4.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bikna (7.2 km), Katnar (8.6 km) and Ailta (11 km).

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

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