# Agru Village, Ratu, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ratu, Ranchi 

# Agru

Agru is a village in Ratu sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835222**. The 2011 Census counted **2,088 people in 373 households**, the 9th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 2,088people (2011)
- 373households
- 74.4%literacy
- 835222PIN code

## Agru PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Agru is 835222.** Agru falls in Ratu sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835222
- Gram panchayatBijuliya
- Community development blockRatu
- Census village code374089

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

## How far is Agru from nearby towns?

- Ranchi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)17 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)14 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 Agru?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ratu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 10 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 Agru known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 87% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Agru

Of every 100 households in Agru in 2011, 58 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Agru · ■ Ratu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****45%**

**62%

Television ****26%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**12%

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 Agru?

■ Agru · ■ Ratu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**981

Working population ****45.9%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 64.8% for women. 52% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 171 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 189 (20%) · **■** Marginal 574 (60%)

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 Ratu

- Pali2,960 people
- Tarup2,368 people
- Piriyo2,262 people
- Bijuliya2,154 people
- Bajpur1,917 people
- Parhepat1,902 people
- Pheta1,894 people
- Hehal1,845 people

[All 37 villages in Ratu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/ratu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Agru?835222
- How far is Agru from Ranchi?17 km by road
- What is the population of Agru?2,088 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agru in?Ranchi district (Ratu sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Agru?74.4% (Census 2011)