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About Gara Bar Village

Gara Bar is a mid sized village in Bhagawanpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 287 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721626, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gara Bar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gara Bar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur II
Pincode 721626
Area (hectares) 27.83 hectares
Population 570
Male Population 287
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gara Bar compares

By the 2011 count Gara Bar is the 105th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents. Its 27.83 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Gara Bar

Gara Bar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gara Bar as Available within 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 Gara Bar from other places

Gara 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 Gara Bar
Nearest railway station Nachinda 5.7 km
Nearest town Contai 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur II 23 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 23 km

Villages closest to Gara Bar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gara Bar village had a population of 570. That makes it the 105th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents.

Gara Bar village has 287 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gara Bar has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Gara Bar is 721626. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gara Bar covers 27.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gara Bar falls under Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gara 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gara Bar.

Gara 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.

Gara Bar is in Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nachinda is about 5.7 km away. Contai is about 14 km away. Bhagawanpur II 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 Neturia (10 km), Bargopal (11 km) and Bhupati Nagar (11 km).

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

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