About Agar Village

Agar is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 135 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agar village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Pincode	272118
Area (hectares)	36.8 hectares
Population	260
Male Population	135
Female Population	125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Agar compares

By the 2011 count Agar is the 986th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 36.8 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Agar

Agar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Agar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 36 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Tinich, about 27 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 town	Bānsi	20 km
Nearest railway station	Tinich	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	32 km
District headquarters	Basti	36 km

Villages closest to Agar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harraiya 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 260. That makes it the 986th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Agar village has 135 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agar has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Agar is 272118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agar covers 36.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agar falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Agar is Tinich, about 27 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Agar.

Agar is about 36 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agar is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 20 km away. Tinich is about 27 km away. Harraiya is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.