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About Bar Village

Bar is a mid sized village in Kalka tehsil, in the district of Panchkula, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 413 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 134205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bar village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Panchkula
Tehsil Kalka
Pincode 134205
Area (hectares) 475 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 413
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bar compares

By the 2011 count Bar is the 39th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 991 residents. Its 475 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

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 within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 20 km from Panchkula, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, about 3.4 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
Nearest railway station Kalka 3.4 km
Nearest town Kālka 3.8 km
District headquarters Panchkula 20 km

Villages closest to Bar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalka 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 773. That makes it the 39th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 991 residents.

Bar village has 413 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bar has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Bar is 134205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bar covers 475 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bar falls under Kalka tehsil of Panchkula district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Bar is Kalka, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bar.

Bar is about 20 km from Panchkula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bar is in Kalka tehsil of Panchkula district. Kalka is about 3.4 km away. Kālka is about 3.8 km away. Panchkula is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pargian (under 2 km), Kandiala (under 2 km) and Banoi Khuda Bax (2.3 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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