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About Bar Village

Bar is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 420 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.44 hectares hectares.

Bar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 66.44 hectares
Population 789
Male Population 420
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bar compares

By the 2011 count Bar is the 247th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 66.44 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Bar

Bar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 12 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Agori Khas, about 3.8 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 Agori Khas 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 12 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 12 km

Villages closest to Bar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Robertsganj 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 789. That makes it the 247th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Bar village has 420 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bar has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Bar covers 66.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bar falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bar is Agori Khas, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bar.

Bar is about 12 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bar is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Agori Khas is about 3.8 km away. Robertsganj is about 12 km away. Sonbhadra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakara (1.8 km), Belach (2.5 km) and Ghurma (3.4 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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