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About Agar Village

Agar is a small village in Para tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 5 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723162, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Para
Pincode 723162
Area (hectares) 97.2 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 5
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,800
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents. Its 97.2 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 951.

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 - 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 53 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is DHANBAD JUNCTION, about under 2 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 Dhanbad under 2 km
Nearest railway station DHANBAD JUNCTION under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Para 33 km
District headquarters Puruliya 53 km

Villages closest to Agar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Para 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 14. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents.

Agar village has 5 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agar has about 1800 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Agar is 723162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agar covers 97.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Agar falls under Para tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Agar is DHANBAD JUNCTION, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance for Agar.

Agar is about 53 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agar is in Para tehsil of Puruliya district. Dhanbad is about under 2 km away. DHANBAD JUNCTION is about under 2 km away. Para is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagaband (8.8 km), Rangamatya (14 km) and Pathakdi (15 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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