Agar Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Agar is a Municipality city situated in Agar tehsil of Shajapur district. The Agar city is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 7,349 families residing in the Agar city. The total population of Agar is 37,917 out of which 19,607 are males and 18,310 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Agar is 934.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Agar city is 5269 which is 14% of the total population. There are 2783 male children and 2486 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Agar is 893 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (934).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Agar is 80.3%. Thus Agar has a higher literacy rate compared to 69.1% of Shajapur district. The male literacy rate is 87.8% and the female literacy rate is 72.31% in Agar.

Population
37,917
Literacy
80.3%
Sex Ratio
934

Agar Municipality has total administration over 7,349 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Agar Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Agar Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 5,269 2,783 2,486
Literacy 80.3% 75.3% 62.5%
Scheduled Caste 5,235 2,699 2,536
Scheduled Tribe 493 257 236
Illiterate 11,704 4,836 6,868

Caste-wise Population - Agar

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Agar.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,235 2,699 2,536
Schedule Tribe 493 257 236

Religion-wise Population - Agar

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Agar is 26,046 which is 68.69% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Agar is 9,811 which is 25.87% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Agar as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 26,046 (68.69%) 13,505 12,541
Muslim 9,811 (25.87%) 5,046 4,765
Christian 80 (0.21%) 46 34
Sikh 31 (0.08%) 16 15
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 2 0
Jain 1,927 (5.08%) 979 948
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 20 (0.05%) 13 7

Literacy Rate - Agar

The total literacy rate of Agar was 80.29% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 26,213 literates, males were 14,771 while females were 11,442. Also the male literacy rate was 87.8% and the female literacy rate was 72.31% in Agar.

  Agar Madhya Pradesh
Female 72.31% 59.24%
Male 87.8% 78.73%
Total 80.29% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Agar

The Sex Ratio of Agar is 934. Thus per every 1000 men there were 934 females in Agar. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 893 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 934 ) of Agar.


Child Population - Agar

According to Census 2011, there were 5,269 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Agar. Out of which 2,783 were male while 2,486 were female.


Working Population - Agar

In Agar Municipality out of total population, 12,662 were engaged in work activities. 87.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 12,662 workers engaged in Main Work, 637 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 335 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,084 9,525 1,559
Cultivators 637 563 74
Agriculture Labourer 335 188 147
Household Industries 412 353 59
Other Workers 9,700 8,421 1,279
Marginal Workers 1,578 786 792
Non Working 25,255 9,296 15,959

Agar Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Agar is further divided into 18 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,316 57.4% 939
2 Ward No - 2 1,649 59.2% 945
3 Ward No - 3 2,886 67.7% 915
4 Ward No - 4 2,490 69.3% 894
5 Ward No - 5 1,495 77.1% 944
6 Ward No - 6 1,606 80.1% 930
7 Ward No - 7 1,232 75.5% 959
8 Ward No - 8 1,585 81.1% 996
9 Ward No - 9 1,079 82% 958
10 Ward No - 10 2,522 65.3% 954
11 Ward No - 11 2,798 52.9% 923
12 Ward No - 12 1,780 72.2% 1,007
13 Ward No - 13 2,439 56.9% 911
14 Ward No - 14 1,589 71.9% 959
15 Ward No - 15 2,432 67.1% 923
16 Ward No - 16 2,192 81.6% 877
17 Ward No - 17 1,573 72.7% 932
18 Ward No - 18 3,254 80.2% 931

Map of Agar, Shajapur, Madhya Pradesh


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