# Agma Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa 

# Agma

Agma is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,058 people in 388 households**, the 46th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 2,058people (2011)
- 388households
- 46.0%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Agma PIN code and other codes

Agma falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSarauni Madhepura
- Community development blockSonbarsa
- Census village code226544

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

## How far is Agma from nearby towns?

- Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)42 km by road
- Saharasa (nearest town)42 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 Agma?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Agma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter

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 Agma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Agma

Of every 100 households in Agma in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Agma · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**54%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****56%**

**44%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**40%

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 Agma?

■ Agma · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.0%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**937

Working population ****26.5%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.6% for men and 33.0% for women. 36% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (44%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 59 (11%) · **■** Marginal 75 (14%)

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 Sonbarsa

- Malandh Pattiuttarwari2,363 people
- Harpur2,193 people
- Goalpura2,175 people
- Sirrahi2,171 people
- Pacharhi2,058 people
- Maura2,017 people
- Jamhra2,001 people
- Basnahi1,818 people

[All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Agma from Saharsa?42 km by road
- What is the population of Agma?2,058 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agma in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Agma?46.0% (Census 2011)