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About Agar Village

Agar is a small village in Suri I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 174 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Suri I
Pincode 731102
Area (hectares) 108.37 hectares
Population 347
Male Population 174
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Agar compares

By the 2011 count Agar is the 74th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 108.37 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

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 5 - 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 23 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pinargaria, about 12 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 Pinargaria 12 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Suri I 23 km
District headquarters Birbhum 23 km

Villages closest to Agar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suri I 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 347. That makes it the 74th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Agar village has 174 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agar has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Agar is 731102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agar covers 108.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agar falls under Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Agar is Pinargaria, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 23 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agar is in Suri I tehsil of Birbhum district. Pinargaria is about 12 km away. Rampur Hat is about 21 km away. Suri I is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangaon (4.7 km), Nagari (8.4 km) and Jibdharpur (9.6 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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