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About Agar Village

Agar is a small village in Akola tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 162 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 525 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares.

Agar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Tehsil Akola
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 162
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 525
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 Agar compares

By the 2011 count Agar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Agar

Agar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Agar 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 Agar from other places

Agar lies about 117 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Chicholi, about 6.0 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
Nearest railway station Chicholi 6.0 km
Nearest town Tumsar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Akola 24 km
District headquarters Ahmadnagar 117 km

Villages closest to Agar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agar village had a population of 247. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,484 residents.

Agar village has 162 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agar has about 525 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Agar covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agar falls under Akola tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Agar is Chicholi, about 6.0 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 Agar.

Agar is about 117 km from Ahmadnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agar is in Akola tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Chicholi is about 6.0 km away. Tumsar is about 11 km away. Akola is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambad (1.8 km), Pangari (4.8 km) and Jambhale (9.6 km).

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

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