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About Agar Village

Agar is one of the larger villages in Shirol tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,412, made up of 2,770 males and 2,642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Kolhapur
Tehsil Shirol
Pincode 416120
Area (hectares) 419 hectares
Population 5,412
Male Population 2,770
Female Population 2,642
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Agar compares

By the 2011 count Agar is the 22nd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents. Its 419 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Agar

Agar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Agar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 49 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Vijayanagar, about under 2 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 Vijayanagar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shirol 9.7 km
Nearest town Jaisingpur 14 km
District headquarters Kolhapur 49 km

Villages closest to Agar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shirol 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 5,412. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,928 residents.

Agar village has 2,770 males and 2,642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agar has about 954 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Agar is 416120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agar covers 419 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agar falls under Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Agar is Vijayanagar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Agar.

Agar is about 49 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agar is in Shirol tehsil of Kolhapur district. Vijayanagar is about under 2 km away. Shirol is about 9.7 km away. Jaisingpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takli (5.8 km), Shirol (9.7 km) and Aurwad (12 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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