About Agar Village

Agar is a large village in Thanagazi tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,553, made up of 2,358 males and 2,195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1700 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agar village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Alwar
Tehsil	Thanagazi
Pincode	301027
Area (hectares)	1700 hectares
Population	4,553
Male Population	2,358
Female Population	2,195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Agar compares

By the 2011 count Agar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,432 residents. Its 1700 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Agar

Agar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Agar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 13 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Ramgarh, about 8.1 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	Ramgarh	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thanagazi	13 km
District headquarters	Alwar	13 km

Villages closest to Agar

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

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Common questions about Agar

As per the Census of India 2011, Agar village had a population of 4,553. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,432 residents.

Agar village has 2,358 males and 2,195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agar has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Agar is 301027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agar covers 1700 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agar falls under Thanagazi tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Agar is Ramgarh, about 8.1 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 village for Agar.

Agar is about 13 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agar is in Thanagazi tehsil of Alwar district. Ramgarh is about 8.1 km away. Thanagazi is about 13 km away. Alwar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.