About Bhat Bar Village

Bhat 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 587, made up of 306 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721456, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhat Bar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhat Bar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Potashpur II
Pincode	721456
Area (hectares)	17.79 hectares
Population	587
Male Population	306
Female Population	281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhat Bar compares

By the 2011 count Bhat Bar is the 97th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 17.79 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Bhat Bar

Bhat Bar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhat Bar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhat Bar from other places

Bhat 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 Bhat 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 Bhat 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.

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Common questions about Bhat Bar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhat Bar village had a population of 587. That makes it the 97th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Bhat Bar village has 306 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhat Bar has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Bhat Bar is 721456. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhat Bar covers 17.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhat 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 village for Bhat Bar.

Bhat 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.

Bhat 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.