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About Shikhar Patra Bar Village

Shikhar Patra 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 768, made up of 395 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shikhar Patra Bar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shikhar Patra Bar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721449
Area (hectares) 59.57 hectares
Population 768
Male Population 395
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shikhar Patra Bar compares

By the 2011 count Shikhar Patra Bar is the 79th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 59.57 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Shikhar Patra Bar

Shikhar Patra Bar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shikhar Patra Bar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Serpur, Shankarpur, Sher Pur Bamun Bar and Sherpur Tarasia Bar. 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 Shikhar Patra Bar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shikhar Patra Bar village had a population of 768. That makes it the 79th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Shikhar Patra Bar village has 395 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shikhar Patra Bar has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 945.

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

Shikhar Patra Bar covers 59.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Shikhar Patra Bar notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Shikhar Patra Bar.

Shikhar Patra Bar is in Contai III tehsil of Purba 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 Shikhar Patra Bar today is likely to be higher.

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