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About Sakhari Agar Village

Sakhari Agar is a large village in Guhagar tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,204, made up of 1,043 males and 1,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350 hectares hectares.

Sakhari Agar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhari Agar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Guhagar
Area (hectares) 350 hectares
Population 2,204
Male Population 1,043
Female Population 1,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sakhari Agar compares

By the 2011 count Sakhari Agar is the 12th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 350 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1367.

Getting to Sakhari Agar

Sakhari Agar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakhari Agar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakhari Agar from other places

Sakhari Agar lies about 43 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Sawarda, about 31 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 Sakhari Agar
Tehsil headquarters Guhagar 13 km
Nearest railway station Sawarda 31 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 36 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 43 km

Villages closest to Sakhari Agar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhari Agar village had a population of 2,204. That makes it the 12th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Sakhari Agar village has 1,043 males and 1,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhari Agar has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1367.

Sakhari Agar covers 350 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakhari Agar falls under Guhagar tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sakhari Agar is Sawarda, about 31 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sakhari Agar is about 43 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhari Agar is in Guhagar tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Guhagar is about 13 km away. Sawarda is about 31 km away. Chiplūn 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 Velaneshwar (under 2 km), Hedavi (under 2 km) and Naravan (3.8 km).

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

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