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About Agara Village

Agara is a small village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 199 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.91 hectares hectares.

Agara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Bhadravati
Area (hectares) 395.91 hectares
Population 383
Male Population 199
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agara compares

By the 2011 count Agara is the 75th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 731 residents. Its 395.91 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 943.

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 10+ 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 36 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Warora, about 16 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 railway station Warora 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 18 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 36 km

Villages closest to Agara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhadravati 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 383. That makes it the 75th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 731 residents.

Agara village has 199 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agara has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Agara covers 395.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Agara falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Agara is Warora, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Agara.

Agara is about 36 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agara is in Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Warora is about 16 km away. Bhadravati is about 18 km away. Chandrapur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sagara (under 2 km), Borgaon Dhande (2.3 km) and Khokari (2.6 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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