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About Agar Village

Agar is a small village in Kanda tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 6 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kanda
Pincode 263631
Area (hectares) 13.64 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 6
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,500
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agar compares

By the 2011 count Agar is the 143rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 168 residents. Its 13.64 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1205.

Getting to Agar

Agar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Agar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 105 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Habibwala, about 32 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 Afzalgarh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanda 22 km
Nearest railway station Habibwala 32 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 105 km

Villages closest to Agar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanda 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 15. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 168 residents.

Agar village has 6 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agar has about 1500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1205.

The pincode recorded for Agar is 263631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agar covers 13.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Agar falls under Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Agar is Habibwala, about 32 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 <5 km distance for Agar.

Agar is about 105 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agar is in Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district. Afzalgarh is about 14 km away. Kanda is about 22 km away. Habibwala is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharamgarh Range (9.8 km), Dharari (9.8 km) and Lataulamai Chak (10 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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