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About Baman Bar Village

Baman Bar is a mid sized village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,230, made up of 621 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.91 hectares hectares.

Baman Bar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baman Bar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur II
Area (hectares) 120.91 hectares
Population 1,230
Male Population 621
Female Population 609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baman Bar compares

By the 2011 count Baman Bar is the 46th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 120.91 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Baman Bar

Baman Bar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baman Bar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Baman Bar from other places

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

Villages closest to Baman Bar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baman Bar village had a population of 1,230. That makes it the 46th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Baman Bar village has 621 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baman Bar has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Baman Bar covers 120.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baman Bar falls under Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Baman 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.

Baman Bar is in Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nachinda is about 5.7 km away. Contai is about 14 km away. Potashpur II 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 Bhat Bar (under 2 km), Hinchi Bar (under 2 km) and Argoal (11 km).

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

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