# Agaia Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Agaia

Agaia is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,601 people in 303 households**, the 40th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 1,601people (2011)
- 303households
- 49.4%literacy
- 830females per 1,000 males

## Agaia PIN code and other codes

Agaia falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTelaundha
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240193

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Agaia from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Agaia?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Agaia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Colgong
- ○Degree college10+ km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Agaia known for?

About 69% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Agaia

Of every 100 households in Agaia in 2011, 56 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Agaia · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**84%

Tap water ****19%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****75%**

**44%

Television ****10%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Agaia?

■ Agaia · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****830**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**944

Working population ****41.8%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.7% for men and 42.8% for women. 44% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (3%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (6%) · **■** Marginal 596 (89%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sonhaula

- Marra1,721 people
- Silhan1,671 people
- Jagarnathpur1,621 people
- Belsar1,602 people
- Nagdaha1,555 people
- Sirmatpur1,552 people
- Beldiha1,537 people
- Phulwaria1,479 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Agaia from Bhagalpur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Agaia?1,601 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agaia in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Agaia?49.4% (Census 2011)