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About Purbba Bar Village

Purbba Bar is a mid sized village in Ramnagar II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,065, made up of 528 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Bar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Bar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Ramnagar II
Pincode 721423
Area (hectares) 81.75 hectares
Population 1,065
Male Population 528
Female Population 537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purbba Bar compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Bar is the 51st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 81.75 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Purbba Bar

Purbba Bar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purbba 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purbba Bar from other places

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

Villages closest to Purbba Bar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Bar village had a population of 1,065. That makes it the 51st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Purbba Bar village has 528 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Bar has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Purbba Bar is 721423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purbba Bar covers 81.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purbba Bar falls under Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purbba Bar is Nachinda, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Purbba Bar.

Purbba 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.

Purbba Bar is in Ramnagar II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Nachinda is about 5.7 km away. Contai is about 14 km away. Ramnagar 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 Bar Badalpur (under 2 km), Betulya Rampurbar Subarna Dighi (14 km) and Gopal Chak (19 km).

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

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