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About Tatka Bar Village

Tatka Bar is a small village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 227 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tatka Bar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tatka Bar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721452
Area (hectares) 55.85 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 227
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tatka Bar compares

By the 2011 count Tatka Bar is the 118th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 55.85 hectares work out to about 8.1 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 Tatka Bar

Tatka Bar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Tatka Bar as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tatka Bar from other places

Tatka 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 Tatka 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 Tatka 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 Tatka Bar

As per the Census of India 2011, Tatka Bar village had a population of 450. That makes it the 118th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Tatka Bar village has 227 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tatka Bar has about 982 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 Tatka Bar is 721452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tatka Bar covers 55.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

Tatka 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.

Tatka 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), Dhaurya Bar (under 2 km) and Harina Pashdal Bar (under 2 km).

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

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