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About Agapur Village

Agapur is a mid sized village in Baduria tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 981, made up of 513 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743293, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baduria
Pincode 743293
Area (hectares) 67.42 hectares
Population 981
Male Population 513
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Agapur compares

By the 2011 count Agapur is the 80th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents. Its 67.42 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Agapur

Agapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Agapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Agapur from other places

Agapur lies about 26 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bira, about 3.4 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 Agapur
Nearest railway station Bira 3.4 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 9.2 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Baduria 26 km

Villages closest to Agapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agapur village had a population of 981. That makes it the 80th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents.

Agapur village has 513 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agapur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Agapur is 743293. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agapur covers 67.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agapur falls under Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Agapur is Bira, about 3.4 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 village for Agapur.

Agapur is about 26 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agapur is in Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bira is about 3.4 km away. Bārāsat is about 9.2 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangalpur (under 2 km), Ramchandrapur (2.3 km) and Ramchandrapur Khaspur (2.3 km).

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

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