# Paschim Bar Village, Bhagawanpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhagawanpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Paschim Bar

Paschim Bar is a village in Bhagawanpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,242 people in 781 households**, the 14th largest of 164 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%.

- 3,242people (2011)
- 781households
- 91.7%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Bar

Of every 100 households in Paschim Bar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Bar · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**87%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**10%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**92%

Use banking services ****12%**

**38%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Paschim Bar?

■ Paschim Bar · ■ Bhagawanpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%**

**88.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**934

Working population ****38.8%**

**38.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.7% for men and 85.5% for women. 61% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (11%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 106 (8%) · **■** Marginal 974 (77%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bhagawanpur - I

- Nunhunda3,393 people
- Dwarikapur3,360 people
- Purbba Radhapur3,308 people
- Kalaberia3,276 people
- Bishnupur3,185 people
- Barur Bheri3,156 people
- Kuralbar2,967 people
- Abas Berya2,907 people

[All 165 villages in Bhagawanpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/bhagawanpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Bar?3,242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Bar in?Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Bar?91.7% (Census 2011)