# Agar Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Agar

Agar is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **947 people in 179 households**, the 93rd largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 947people (2011)
- 179households
- 80.4%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Agar

Of every 100 households in Agar in 2011, 64 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Agar · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****53%**

**58%

Television ****24%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**18%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**960

Working population ****32.9%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 74.6% for women. 60% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 138 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (35%) · **■** Other work 37 (12%) · **■** Marginal 28 (9%)

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 Keshpur

- Magra962 people
- Rola Pat960 people
- Madhupur958 people
- Bikal Chak956 people
- Uttar Parshura944 people
- Ghosh Diha943 people
- Bagla938 people
- Tal Nanna935 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Agar?947 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Agar?80.4% (Census 2011)