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About Dhaurya Bar Village

Dhaurya Bar is a mid sized village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,086, made up of 553 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaurya Bar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaurya Bar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721449
Area (hectares) 98.58 hectares
Population 1,086
Male Population 553
Female Population 533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhaurya Bar compares

By the 2011 count Dhaurya Bar is the 43rd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 98.58 hectares work out to about 11 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 945.

Getting to Dhaurya Bar

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

How far is Dhaurya Bar from other places

Dhaurya 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 Dhaurya Bar
Nearest railway station Nachinda 5.7 km
Nearest town Contai 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Contai III 23 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 23 km

Villages closest to Dhaurya Bar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Contai III 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 Dhaurya Bar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaurya Bar village had a population of 1,086. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Dhaurya Bar village has 553 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaurya Bar has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Dhaurya Bar is 721449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaurya Bar covers 98.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhaurya Bar falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Dhaurya 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.

Dhaurya Bar is in Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nachinda is about 5.7 km away. Contai is about 14 km away. Contai III 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 Dhandali Bar (under 2 km), Harina Pashdal Bar (under 2 km) and Jagudas Bar (under 2 km).

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

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