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About Agaya Village

Agaya is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 753, made up of 399 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722182, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agaya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agaya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722182
Area (hectares) 169.48 hectares
Population 753
Male Population 399
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Agaya compares

By the 2011 count Agaya is the 95th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 169.48 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Agaya

Agaya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Agaya as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Aljhara, Alutia, Amakunda and Amalatara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 753. That makes it the 95th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Agaya village has 399 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agaya has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Agaya is 722182. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agaya covers 169.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agaya falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Agaya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Agaya is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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