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About Agneshwar Village

Agneshwar is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,571, made up of 828 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agneshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agneshwar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour II
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 124.19 hectares
Population 1,571
Male Population 828
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Agneshwar compares

By the 2011 count Agneshwar is the 48th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 124.19 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Agneshwar

Agneshwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Agneshwar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Agneshwar from other places

Agneshwar lies about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 3.0 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 Agneshwar
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 3.0 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour II 20 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 20 km

Villages closest to Agneshwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour II 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 Agneshwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Agneshwar village had a population of 1,571. That makes it the 48th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Agneshwar village has 828 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agneshwar has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Agneshwar is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agneshwar covers 124.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agneshwar falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Agneshwar is Gurudas Nagar, about 3.0 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 <5 km distance for Agneshwar.

Agneshwar is about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agneshwar is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gurudas Nagar is about 3.0 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 4.8 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purba Bhabanipur (under 2 km), Paschim Durgapur (under 2 km) and Patra (under 2 km).

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

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