# Agar Village, Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Agar

Agar is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,911 people in 407 households**, the 42nd largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 1,911people (2011)
- 407households
- 83.8%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Agar

Of every 100 households in Agar in 2011, 77 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Agar · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**21%

Tap water ****3%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**89%

Use banking services ****51%**

**38%

Television ****31%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**24%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**955

Working population ****38.4%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 77.3% for women. 60% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 82 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (10%) · **■** Household industry 89 (12%) · **■** Other work 268 (37%) · **■** Marginal 225 (31%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Bamanara2,099 people
- Raghunathpur2,079 people
- Dariala1,978 people
- Khanda Gram1,913 people
- Bansda1,906 people
- Astara1,741 people
- Tarangakhali1,729 people
- Shahara1,684 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Agar?1,911 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agar in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Agar?83.8% (Census 2011)