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About Agaya Village

Agaya is a small village in Sarenga tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 157 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722150, 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 Sarenga
Pincode 722150
Area (hectares) 38.75 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 157
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agaya compares

By the 2011 count Agaya is the 103rd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 38.75 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Agaya

Agaya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Agaya as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Amdani, Amdiha, Ampata and Andharia. 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 294. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Agaya village has 157 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agaya has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Agaya is 722150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agaya covers 38.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

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

Agaya is in Sarenga 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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