# Agar Village, Dhamdha, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdha, Durg 

# Agar

Agar is a village in Dhamdha sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491558**. The 2011 Census counted **1,427 people in 322 households**, the 48th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 1,427people (2011)
- 322households
- 69.7%literacy
- 491558PIN code

## Agar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Agar is 491558.** Agar falls in Dhamdha sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491558
- Gram panchayatAgar
- Community development blockDhamdha
- Census village code442397

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?

- Dhamdha (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)50 km by road
- Dhamdha (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?

14 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gadadih
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamdha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhamdha
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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, soyabean and gram**. About 89% of the 601 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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, 84 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Agar · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**11%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****89%**

**55%

Television ****15%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**18%

Own their home ****95%**

**94%

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 · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017**

**943

Working population ****52.5%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 57.1% for women. 54% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 294 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 372 (50%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 60 (8%)

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 Dhamdha

- Tekapar1,485 people
- Bagdumar1,453 people
- Pendrawan1,452 people
- Ghota1,437 people
- Kareli1,423 people
- Sukhri Kalan1,416 people
- Birejhar1,414 people
- Pahra1,405 people

[All 162 villages in Dhamdha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Agar?491558
- How far is Agar from Durg?50 km by road
- What is the population of Agar?1,427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agar in?Durg district (Dhamdha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Agar?69.7% (Census 2011)