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About Agar Village

Agar is a large village in Sanchore tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,004, made up of 1,010 males and 994 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 892.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Sanchore
Pincode 343041
Area (hectares) 892.8 hectares
Population 2,004
Male Population 1,010
Female Population 994
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 76th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents. Its 892.8 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

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 <5 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 112 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Jari, about 38 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
Tehsil headquarters Sanchore 4.9 km
Nearest town Sānchor 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Jari 38 km
District headquarters Jalor 112 km

Villages closest to Agar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sanchore 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 2,004. That makes it the 76th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents.

Agar village has 1,010 males and 994 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agar has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Agar is 343041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agar covers 892.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agar falls under Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Agar is Jari, about 38 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Agar.

Agar is about 112 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agar is in Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district. Sanchore is about 4.9 km away. Sānchor is about 4.9 km away. Jari is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bapunagar (under 2 km), Chain Nagar (under 2 km) and Chamunda Nagar (under 2 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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