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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

Getting to Bar Shankar

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.

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.

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.

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

Bar Shankar covers 169.36 hectares hectares as recorded in the census.

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

The census record for Bar Shankar notes the nearest railway station 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 in Potashpur I 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 Bar Shankar today is likely to be higher.

Every figure shown here is published by the Census of India for 2011. This is an independent site presenting that data, not a government website.