About Agar Village

Agar is a mid sized village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 985, made up of 508 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares.

Agar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tikari
Area (hectares)	80 hectares
Population	985
Male Population	508
Female Population	477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Agar compares

By the 2011 count Agar is the 84th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Agar

Agar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Agar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Agar from other places

Agar lies about 32 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ner Halt, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Agar
Tehsil headquarters	Tikari	10 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	10 km
Nearest railway station	Ner Halt	14 km
District headquarters	Gaya	32 km

Villages closest to Agar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tikari tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Agar

As per the Census of India 2011, Agar village had a population of 985. That makes it the 84th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Agar village has 508 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agar has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Agar covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agar falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Agar is Ner Halt, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Agar.

Agar is about 32 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agar is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 10 km away. Tekāri is about 10 km away. Ner Halt is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.