About Agar Village

Agar is a mid sized village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 947, made up of 485 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721147, 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	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Keshpur
Pincode	721147
Area (hectares)	126.8 hectares
Population	947
Male Population	485
Female Population	462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
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 89th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 126.8 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

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 44 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kamarpukur, about 14 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	Chandrakona	10 km
Nearest railway station	Kamarpukur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Keshpur	31 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	44 km

Villages closest to Agar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keshpur 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 947. That makes it the 89th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Agar village has 485 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agar has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Agar is 721147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agar covers 126.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agar falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Agar is Kamarpukur, about 14 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 44 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agar is in Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Chandrakona is about 10 km away. Kamarpukur is about 14 km away. Keshpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.