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About Dakshin Bar Village

Dakshin Bar is a large village in Daspur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,940, made up of 2,027 males and 1,913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Bar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Bar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Daspur II
Pincode 721148
Area (hectares) 244.94 hectares
Population 3,940
Male Population 2,027
Female Population 1,913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakshin Bar compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Bar is the 19th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,743 residents. Its 244.94 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Dakshin Bar

Dakshin Bar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dakshin Bar as Available within <5 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 Chak Dogachhia, Chak Kishor, Chak Madaria and Chak Sultan. 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 Dakshin Bar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Bar village had a population of 3,940. That makes it the 19th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,743 residents.

Dakshin Bar village has 2,027 males and 1,913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Bar has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Bar is 721148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Bar covers 244.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dakshin Bar falls under Daspur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Dakshin Bar is in Daspur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Dakshin Bar today is likely to be higher.

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