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About Chara Bar Village

Chara Bar is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,681, made up of 854 males and 827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.71 hectares hectares.

Chara Bar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chara Bar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Area (hectares) 115.71 hectares
Population 1,681
Male Population 854
Female Population 827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chara Bar compares

By the 2011 count Chara Bar is the 41st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 115.71 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Chara Bar

Chara Bar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chara Bar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chara Bar from other places

Chara Bar lies about 23 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nachinda, about 5.7 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 Chara Bar
Nearest railway station Nachinda 5.7 km
Nearest town Contai 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur I 23 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 23 km

Villages closest to Chara Bar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawanpur I 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 Chara Bar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chara Bar village had a population of 1,681. That makes it the 41st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Chara Bar village has 854 males and 827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chara Bar has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Chara Bar covers 115.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chara Bar falls under Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chara Bar is Nachinda, about 5.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chara Bar.

Chara Bar is about 23 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chara Bar is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nachinda is about 5.7 km away. Contai is about 14 km away. Bhagawanpur I is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bar Jadupur (under 2 km), Bar Kasimpur (under 2 km) and Barai Bar (under 2 km).

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

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