# Agar Village, Gangolihat, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Gangolihat, Pithoragarh 

# Agar

Agar is a village in Gangolihat sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **126 people in 31 households**, the 167th largest of 312 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 126people (2011)
- 31households
- 86.2%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Agar

Of every 100 households in Agar in 2011, 81 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Agar · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**48%

Tap water ****97%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**79%

Use banking services ****44%**

**74%

Television ****38%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**34%

Own their home ****94%**

**93%

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 · ■ Gangolihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1090

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****429**

**870

Working population ****40.5%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.2% for men and 75.0% for women. 51% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 24 (47%) · **■** Other work 9 (18%) · **■** Marginal 18 (35%)

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 Gangolihat

- Basai Talli131 people
- Banari130 people
- Naudhuga129 people
- Jwatha127 people
- Basai Malli122 people
- Dharmoli121 people
- Garali121 people
- Khetigaon119 people

[All 340 villages in Gangolihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/gangolihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Agar?126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agar in?Pithoragarh district (Gangolihat sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Agar?86.2% (Census 2011)