Agond

Agondh
Village
Agondh
Location in Haryana, India
Agondh
Agondh (India)
Coordinates: 29.670°N 76.801°E / 29.670; 76.801
Country India
StateHaryana
DistrictKarnal
DivisionRohtak
Government
 • Member of ParliamentSanjay Bhatia
 • Member of Legislative AssemblyShamsher Singh Gogi
 • SarpanchSmt. Sharda Rani
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total7,450
Languages[2][3]
 • OfficialHindi
 • Additional officialEnglish, Punjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
132024
Vehicle registrationHR
Nearest cityPanipat, Kurukshetra, Jind, Kaithal
Lok Sabha constituencyKarnal
Vidhan Sabha constituencyAssandh
Nearest capitalsNew Delhi, Chandigarh
Websiteharyana.gov.in

History

This village was settled by separating it from the ancient village of Seori.

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Agond had a total population of 7,450, of which 3,922 were males and 3,528 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 997. The total number of literates in Agond was 4,642, which constituted 62.3% of the population with male literacy of 67.8% and female literacy of 56.2%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Agond was 71.9%, of which male literacy rate was 78.4% and female literacy rate was 64.8%. The Scheduled Castes population was 1,741. Agond had 1338 households in 2011.[1]

Nearby settlements

There is a transport system which links Agondh to the nearby towns of Nissing, Assandh, and Chirao, and larger cities such as Karnal or Kaithal

Facilities

There is a veterinary hospital in the village. A bank branch is also available with this. Farm medicine shops are also available in the village. Anganwadi centers are also built. Two Haryana Roadways buses are also available in the village.

References
  1. "Census of India: Agond". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  3. IANS (28 January 2010). "Haryana grants second language status to Punjabi". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 January 2020.


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