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About Agra Village

Agra is a mid sized village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,042, made up of 531 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721121, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721121
Area (hectares) 96.16 hectares
Population 1,042
Male Population 531
Female Population 511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Agra compares

By the 2011 count Agra is the 67th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 96.16 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Agra

Agra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Agra 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 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 32 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Duan, about 20 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
Nearest railway station Duan 20 km
Nearest town Egra 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Garbeta I 32 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 32 km

Villages closest to Agra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garbeta I 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 1,042. That makes it the 67th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Agra village has 531 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agra has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Agra is 721121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agra covers 96.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Agra is Duan, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Agra.

Agra is about 32 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agra is in Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Duan is about 20 km away. Egra is about 32 km away. Garbeta I is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Elna (7.5 km), Mohanpur (21 km) and Shanpur (21 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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