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About Agaya Village

Agaya is a mid sized village in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,187, made up of 607 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723151, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Puncha
Pincode 723151
Area (hectares) 471.94 hectares
Population 1,187
Male Population 607
Female Population 580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 42nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 471.94 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

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 5 - 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 Amjora, Amtakanali, Anandabazar and Arali. 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 1,187. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Agaya village has 607 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agaya has about 956 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Agaya is 723151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agaya covers 471.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agaya falls under Puncha tehsil of Puruliya 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Agaya.

Agaya is in Puncha tehsil of Puruliya 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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