# Agaganj Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Amour, Purnia 

# Agaganj

Agaganj is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **728 people in 157 households**, the 111th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 728people (2011)
- 157households
- 61.7%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Agaganj PIN code and other codes

Agaganj falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTiarpara
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223769

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

## How far is Agaganj from nearby towns?

- Amour (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)45 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)45 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 Agaganj?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jalalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kasaba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Agaganj known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Agaganj

Of every 100 households in Agaganj in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Agaganj · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**21%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****6%**

**16%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****18%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Agaganj?

■ Agaganj · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**45.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779**

**946

Working population ****28.3%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 52.1% for women. 47% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (86%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 9 (4%)

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 Amour

- Dharia Karanpur775 people
- Garaia762 people
- Asranda760 people
- Chhapraili748 people
- Farsadenga717 people
- Maheshua693 people
- Daripur680 people
- Balua653 people

[All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Agaganj from Purnia?45 km by road
- What is the population of Agaganj?728 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agaganj in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Agaganj?61.7% (Census 2011)