About Agar Village

Agar is a mid sized village in Shamgarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,310, made up of 674 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1001.43 hectares hectares.

Agar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agar village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Mandsaur
Tehsil	Shamgarh
Area (hectares)	1001.43 hectares
Population	1,310
Male Population	674
Female Population	636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Agar compares

By the 2011 count Agar is the 21st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents. Its 1001.43 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Agar

Agar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Agar as Available within 10+ 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 Agar from other places

Agar lies about 47 km from Mandsaur. 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	Shamgarh	16 km
Nearest town	Shāmgarh	16 km
District headquarters	Mandsaur	47 km

Villages closest to Agar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shamgarh 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 1,310. That makes it the 21st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents.

Agar village has 674 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agar has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Agar covers 1001.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Agar falls under Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Agar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Agar is about 47 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agar is in Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Shamgarh is about 16 km away. Shāmgarh is about 16 km away. Mandsaur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.