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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/agar/

Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Agar

Agar is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **204 people in 53 households**, the 350th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 204people (2011)
- 53households
- 86.4%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Agar

Of every 100 households in Agar in 2011, 52 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Agar · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**61%

Television ****36%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**942

Working population ****36.8%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 75.0% for women. 54% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 16 (21%) · **■** Marginal 49 (65%)

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 Narayangarh

- Barmadhusudan207 people
- Dibara Panda206 people
- Uttar Bhetia206 people
- Chak Purusottampur205 people
- Ugrasanda204 people
- Kajla202 people
- Mulkuria202 people
- Chak Gobindabera201 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Agar?204 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agar in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Agar?86.4% (Census 2011)