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About Bar Shankar Village

Bar Shankar is a mid sized village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,827, made up of 930 males and 897 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721454, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bar Shankar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bar Shankar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur I
Pincode 721454
Area (hectares) 169.36 hectares
Population 1,827
Male Population 930
Female Population 897
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
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 Bar Shankar compares

By the 2011 count Bar Shankar is the 26th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 169.36 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bar Shankar

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

Bar Shankar 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 Bar Shankar
Nearest railway station Nachinda 5.7 km
Nearest town Contai 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Potashpur I 23 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 23 km

Villages closest to Bar Shankar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Potashpur I 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 Bar Shankar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bar Shankar village had a population of 1,827. That makes it the 26th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Bar Shankar village has 930 males and 897 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bar Shankar has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bar Shankar is 721454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bar Shankar covers 169.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bar Shankar falls under Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Bar Shankar 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.

Bar Shankar is in Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nachinda is about 5.7 km away. Contai is about 14 km away. Potashpur I 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 Chak Gopal (12 km), Chak Magurya (12 km) and Chak Majait (12 km).

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

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