# Agar Village, Suri - I, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Suri - I, Birbhum 

# Agar

Agar is a village in Suri - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **347 people in 79 households**, the 74th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 347people (2011)
- 79households
- 72.5%literacy
- 994females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Agar

Of every 100 households in Agar in 2011, 17 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Agar · ■ Suri - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**70%

Use banking services ****91%**

**56%

Television ****12%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Suri - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**966

Working population ****58.2%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 60.3% for women. 64% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (34%) · **■** Other work 59 (29%) · **■** Marginal 69 (34%)

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 Suri - I

- Nimtikuri395 people
- Jibdharpur390 people
- Nimdaspur378 people
- Shanrmara364 people
- Kustor341 people
- Maheshpur328 people
- Haridaspur325 people
- Mamrezpur315 people

[All 112 villages in Suri - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/suri-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Agar?347 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agar in?Birbhum district (Suri - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Agar?72.5% (Census 2011)