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About Bahar Village

Bahar is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,874, made up of 945 males and 929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 209.63 hectares
Population 1,874
Male Population 945
Female Population 929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Bahar compares

By the 2011 count Bahar is the 61st largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 209.63 hectares work out to about 8.9 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 921.

Getting to Bahar

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

Bahar lies about 16 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 6.4 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 Bahar
Nearest railway station Sudhani 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 16 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 16 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 27 km

Villages closest to Bahar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar 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 Bahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahar village had a population of 1,874. That makes it the 61st largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Bahar village has 945 males and 929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahar has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Bahar is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahar covers 209.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahar falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bahar is Sudhani, about 6.4 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 Bahar.

Bahar is about 16 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahar is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Sudhani is about 6.4 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 16 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jharbari (2.4 km), Balichaur (4.0 km) and Nargaon (4.1 km).

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

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