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About Paschim Bar Village

Paschim Bar is a large village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,242, made up of 1,663 males and 1,579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Bar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Bar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Pincode 721601
Area (hectares) 246.65 hectares
Population 3,242
Male Population 1,663
Female Population 1,579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
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 Paschim Bar compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Bar is the 13th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 246.65 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Paschim Bar

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

How far is Paschim Bar from other places

Paschim 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 Paschim 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 Paschim 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 Paschim Bar

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Bar village had a population of 3,242. That makes it the 13th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Paschim Bar village has 1,663 males and 1,579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Bar has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Bar is 721601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Bar covers 246.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Paschim Bar is Nachinda, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Paschim Bar.

Paschim 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.

Paschim 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 Paschim Bar today is likely to be higher.

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