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About Agara Village

Agara is a large village in Mulbagal tehsil, in the district of Kolar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,248, made up of 1,139 males and 1,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1289.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 563138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agara village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Kolar
Tehsil Mulbagal
Pincode 563138
Area (hectares) 1289.93 hectares
Population 2,248
Male Population 1,139
Female Population 1,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agara compares

By the 2011 count Agara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 650 residents. Its 1289.93 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

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 village. 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 33 km from Kolar, and the nearest railway station is Coromandel, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters Mulbagal 13 km
Nearest town Mulbāgal 13 km
Nearest railway station Coromandel 19 km
District headquarters Kolar 33 km

Villages closest to Agara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mulbagal 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 2,248. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 650 residents.

Agara village has 1,139 males and 1,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agara has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Agara is 563138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agara covers 1289.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Agara falls under Mulbagal tehsil of Kolar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Agara is Coromandel, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Agara.

Agara is about 33 km from Kolar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agara is in Mulbagal tehsil of Kolar district. Mulbagal is about 13 km away. Mulbāgal is about 13 km away. Coromandel is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madderi (under 2 km), Achampalli (under 2 km) and Madivala (under 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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