# Agar Village, Ranishwar, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ranishwar, Dumka 

# Agar

Agar is a village in Ranishwar sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814119**. The 2011 Census counted **155 people in 30 households**, the 162nd largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 155people (2011)
- 30households
- 48.6%literacy
- 814119PIN code

## Agar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Agar is 814119.** Agar falls in Ranishwar sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814119
- Gram panchayatTaldangal
- Community development blockRanishwar
- Census village code371077

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?

- Ranishwar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)25 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)25 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?

11 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 **rice**. About 58% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown.

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; 30 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Agar · ■ Ranishwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****40%**

**40%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Ranishwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.6%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**973

Working population ****49.0%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 38.5% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 73 (96%)

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 Ranishwar

- Barakamti163 people
- Chapaphuli160 people
- Chuapani159 people
- Hatkadma159 people
- Tangdaha153 people
- Beniagram144 people
- Parabathan140 people
- Araipur134 people

[All 217 villages in Ranishwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/ranishwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Agar?814119
- How far is Agar from Dumka?25 km by road
- What is the population of Agar?155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agar in?Dumka district (Ranishwar sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Agar?48.6% (Census 2011)