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About Agara Village

Agara is a mid sized village in Pichhore tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,620, made up of 830 males and 790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 688.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 432095, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pichhore
Pincode 432095
Area (hectares) 688.6 hectares
Population 1,620
Male Population 830
Female Population 790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agara compares

By the 2011 count Agara is the 55th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents. Its 688.6 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Agara

Agara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Agara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Agara from other places

Agara lies about 50 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Basai, about 32 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 Pichhore 11 km
Nearest town Karera 32 km
Nearest railway station Basai 32 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 50 km

Villages closest to Agara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pichhore 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 1,620. That makes it the 55th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents.

Agara village has 830 males and 790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agara has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Agara is 432095. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agara covers 688.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agara falls under Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Agara is Basai, about 32 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 <5 km distance for Agara.

Agara is about 50 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agara is in Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pichhore is about 11 km away. Karera is about 32 km away. Basai is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malhawani (1.8 km), Rakhora (2.3 km) and Bagharwara Medeka (2.8 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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