Agra Travel Info
General
Information : Area : 62 sq.km
Population : 11,11,086 (1991 census)
Altitude : 169 mtrs, above sea level
Season : October to march
Clothing
: Summer : Light cottons; Winter : Woolens
Languages
Spoken : Hindi, English & Urdhu
Festival
:Taj Mahostav (18-27 Feb), Sheetla Fair, Kalish Fair (Aug-Sep), Bateshwar
Fair (Nov), Urs Fair (Nov.)
Local Transport :
Buses/Taxis/Tangas, Auto-rikshaws, Cycle Rikshaws
Accessibility
: Air : Kheria Airport is 6
km from Agra. From the International Airport at Delhi, Agra is 220 km.
Rail
: Connection to important cities from Agra Cantt, Agra fort station,
Raja-Ki Mandi and tundla. Important trains for Agra are: 2001/2002 Shatabdi Exp
(Delhi -Bjopal); 2179/2180 Taj Exp(H. Nizamuddin-Agra/Gwalior); 2615/2616 G.I.
Exp (Delhi-Madras; 4677/4678 Jhelum Exp (jammu tawi pune 847771/ 8478 Kalinga
Utkal Exp.
Road : Buses ply to all major
cities.
Some important road distances from Agra are Delhi-204 km Bharatpur-57
km lucknow-369 km Mathura-54 km Nainital-353 km, varanasi-605 km, Khajuraho-400
km.
