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About Bazar Village

Bazar is a mid sized village in Jaypur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 341 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bazar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bazar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Jaypur
Pincode 722154
Area (hectares) 52.84 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 341
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bazar compares

By the 2011 count Bazar is the 88th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 52.84 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 964.

Getting to Bazar

Bazar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bazar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Banshi, Baraaribil, Barakura and Barasat. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bazar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bazar village had a population of 641. That makes it the 88th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Bazar village has 341 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bazar has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Bazar is 722154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bazar covers 52.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bazar falls under Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bazar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bazar is in Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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