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About Bahar Village

Bahar is a mid sized village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 357 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 91.79 hectares
Population 716
Male Population 357
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahar compares

By the 2011 count Bahar is the 144th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 91.79 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Bahar

Bahar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bahar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bagdighi, Bagdol, Baghipur and Bagsarai. 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 Bahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahar village had a population of 716. That makes it the 144th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Bahar village has 357 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahar has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Bahar is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahar covers 91.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahar falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bahar.

Bahar is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah 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 Bahar today is likely to be higher.

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