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About Agar Village

Agar is a mid sized village in Shahbad tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 981, made up of 547 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 793 females per 1000 males. The village covers 664.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Shahbad
Pincode 325217
Area (hectares) 664.92 hectares
Population 981
Male Population 547
Female Population 434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 793
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agar compares

By the 2011 count Agar is the 47th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 664.92 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

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 10+ km distance. 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 85 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Lukwasa, about 24 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 Lukwasa 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahbad 25 km
Nearest town Shivpuri 46 km
District headquarters Baran 85 km

Villages closest to Agar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahbad 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 981. That makes it the 47th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Agar village has 547 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agar has about 793 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Agar is 325217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agar covers 664.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Agar falls under Shahbad tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Agar is Lukwasa, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Agar.

Agar is about 85 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agar is in Shahbad tehsil of Baran district. Lukwasa is about 24 km away. Shahbad is about 25 km away. Shivpuri is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kujay (1.6 km), Mahu (1.9 km) and Mahua Kheri (1.9 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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