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About Bar Village

Bar is a mid sized village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 861, made up of 417 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 493551
Area (hectares) 185.47 hectares
Population 861
Male Population 417
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bar compares

By the 2011 count Bar is the 78th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 185.47 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Bar

Bar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bar from other places

Bar lies about 84 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhimkhoj, about 38 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bar
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 24 km
Nearest railway station Bhimkhoj 38 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 39 km
District headquarters Raipur 84 km

Villages closest to Bar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasdol tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bar village had a population of 861. That makes it the 78th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Bar village has 417 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bar has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Bar is 493551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bar covers 185.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bar falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bar is Bhimkhoj, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Bar.

Bar is about 84 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bar is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 24 km away. Bhimkhoj is about 38 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barekel (under 2 km), Barpani (under 2 km) and Kauhabaraha (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bar today is likely to be higher.

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