# Agarsand Village, Chunar, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Chunar, Mirzapur 

# Agarsand

Agarsand is a village in Chunar sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,488 people in 242 households**, the 151st largest of 536 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 1,488people (2011)
- 242households
- 81.2%literacy
- 788females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Agarsand

Of every 100 households in Agarsand in 2011, 43 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Agarsand · ■ Chunar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**72%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**91%

Use banking services ****94%**

**73%

Television ****59%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Agarsand?

■ Agarsand · ■ Chunar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****788**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****675**

**902

Working population ****29.4%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 70.1% for women. 43% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 193 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (19%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 122 (28%) · **■** Marginal 26 (6%)

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 Chunar

- Bari Salahpur1,510 people
- Chaukiya1,500 people
- Maripa1,497 people
- Belwari1,492 people
- Rasul Ganj1,487 people
- Murhua1,483 people
- Tammanpatti1,477 people
- Samudwa1,474 people

[All 620 villages in Chunar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mirzapur/chunar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Agarsand?1,488 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agarsand in?Mirzapur district (Chunar sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Agarsand?81.2% (Census 2011)