# Agar Village, Tikari, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tikari, Gaya 

# Agar

Agar is a village in Tikari sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **985 people in 182 households**, the 88th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 985people (2011)
- 182households
- 68.6%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Agar PIN code and other codes

Agar falls in Tikari sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChaita
- Community development blockTikari
- Census village code254718

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Agar from nearby towns?

- Tikari (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)40 km by road
- Tikari (nearest town)15 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Agar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Agar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tikari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mau
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Agar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Agar

Of every 100 households in Agar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Agar · ■ Tikari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****14%**

**54%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****70%**

**25%

Own their home ****93%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Agar?

■ Agar · ■ Tikari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044**

**952

Working population ****29.6%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 50.8% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (43%) · **■** Household industry 14 (5%) · **■** Other work 17 (6%) · **■** Marginal 127 (43%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Tikari

- Akbarpur1,035 people
- Harna1,021 people
- Mardua1,008 people
- Hasanpur1,004 people
- Mohammadpur969 people
- Jolah Bigha958 people
- Kutlupur951 people
- Sahwara942 people

[All 155 villages in Tikari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/tikari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Agar from Gaya?40 km by road
- What is the population of Agar?985 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agar in?Gaya district (Tikari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Agar?68.6% (Census 2011)