About Agar Village

Agar is a mid sized village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,911, made up of 963 males and 948 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721151, 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	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Sahid Matangini
Pincode	721151
Area (hectares)	89.01 hectares
Population	1,911
Male Population	963
Female Population	948
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Agar compares

By the 2011 count Agar is the 41st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 89.01 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 8.8 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Deshapran, about 2.4 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	Deshapran	2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sahid Matangini	8.8 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	8.8 km
Nearest town	Contai	29 km

Villages closest to Agar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahid Matangini 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 1,911. That makes it the 41st largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Agar village has 963 males and 948 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 932.

The pincode recorded for Agar is 721151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agar covers 89.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Agar falls under Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Agar is Deshapran, about 2.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Agar.

Agar is about 8.8 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agar is in Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Deshapran is about 2.4 km away. Sahid Matangini is about 8.8 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.