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About Dakshin Bar Village

Dakshin Bar is a mid sized village in Egra II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,572, made up of 803 males and 769 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Bar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Bar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra II
Pincode 721422
Area (hectares) 145.25 hectares
Population 1,572
Male Population 803
Female Population 769
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 Dakshin Bar compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Bar is the 35th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents. Its 145.25 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 924.

Getting to Dakshin Bar

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

Dakshin Bar lies about 16 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Haldia, about 7.6 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 Dakshin Bar
Nearest town Monoharpur 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Haldia 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Egra II 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Bar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Egra 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 Dakshin Bar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Bar village had a population of 1,572. That makes it the 35th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,559 residents.

Dakshin Bar village has 803 males and 769 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Bar has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Bar is 721422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Bar covers 145.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Bar falls under Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Bar is Haldia, about 7.6 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 Dakshin Bar.

Dakshin Bar is about 16 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Bar is in Egra II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Monoharpur is about 5.9 km away. Haldia is about 7.6 km away. Egra II is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rasulpur Dakshinbar (under 2 km), Bamaniabar (4.3 km) and Lalpur (9.9 km).

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

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