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About Agapur Village

Agapur is a mid sized village in Hemtabad tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 600, made up of 298 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733134, 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 Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Hemtabad
Pincode 733134
Area (hectares) 50.26 hectares
Population 600
Male Population 298
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agapur compares

By the 2011 count Agapur is the 84th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 50.26 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Agapur

Agapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Agapur as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Agapur from other places

Agapur lies about 25 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, 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 Dhachna 3.4 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 18 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Hemtabad 26 km

Villages closest to Agapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hemtabad 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 600. That makes it the 84th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Agapur village has 298 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agapur has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Agapur is 733134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agapur covers 50.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agapur falls under Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Agapur is Dhachna, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Agapur.

Agapur is about 25 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agapur is in Hemtabad tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhachna is about 3.4 km away. Rāiganj is about 18 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalpur (under 2 km), Balufara (4.9 km) and Anantakota (4.9 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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