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About Agara Village

Agara is a large village in Yelandur tehsil, in the district of Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,866, made up of 1,413 males and 1,453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 571442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chamarajanagar
Tehsil Yelandur
Pincode 571442
Area (hectares) 411.25 hectares
Population 2,866
Male Population 1,413
Female Population 1,453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agara compares

By the 2011 count Agara is the 9th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,618 residents. Its 411.25 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Agara

Agara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Agara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Agara from other places

Agara lies about 9.0 km from Yelandur, and the nearest railway station is Chamarajanagar, about 25 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 Agara
Nearest town Kollegāl 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Yelandur 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Chamarajanagar 25 km

Villages closest to Agara

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

Common questions about Agara

As per the Census of India 2011, Agara village had a population of 2,866. That makes it the 9th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,618 residents.

Agara village has 1,413 males and 1,453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agara has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Agara is 571442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agara covers 411.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agara falls under Yelandur tehsil of Chamarajanagar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Agara is Chamarajanagar, about 25 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Agara.

Agara is about 9.0 km from Yelandur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agara is in Yelandur tehsil of Chamarajanagar district. Kollegāl is about 5.9 km away. Yelandur is about 9.0 km away. Chamarajanagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bannisarige (under 2 km), Mamballi (under 2 km) and Kinakahalli (2.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Agara today is likely to be higher.

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