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About Agra Village

Agra is a mid sized village in Chandrakona I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,011, made up of 512 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.89 hectares hectares.

Agra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona I
Area (hectares) 97.89 hectares
Population 1,011
Male Population 512
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agra compares

By the 2011 count Agra is the 42nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 97.89 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

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 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amdhere, Amrapat, Andhare and Arjungerya. 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 Agra

As per the Census of India 2011, Agra village had a population of 1,011. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Agra village has 512 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agra has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Agra covers 97.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agra falls under Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Agra is in Chandrakona I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Agra today is likely to be higher.

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