Bar Shankar, Patashpur-I
Bar Shankar is a village located in the Potashpur - I Subdivision of Medinipur East district of West Bengal. The village falls in Patashpur-I block and comes under Amarshi-II Gram Panchayat.
As on May 2024, the current population of Bar Shankar is 2 thousands out of which 1 thousands are males and rest 980 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 966 females per 1000 males. There are around 205 teenagers in Bar Shankar. It has literacy rate of 80% which means around 1.6 thousands persons can read and write. Total 424 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 416 households in Bar Shankar, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 940. The pincode of Bar Shankar is 721454 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Amarshi Sub Post office
- Barhat Branch Post office
- Madanmohanpur Branch Post office
- Selmabad Branch Post office
- Hatgopalpur Branch Post office
Schools
Bar Shankar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Amarshi Raghunath High School
- Amarshi B.C. Girls' High School (High School)
- Gopalpur U.R. Vidyalaya (High School)
- Bajarpur Ramkrishna High School (High School)
- Barhat S.N. Banipith High School (High School)
Hospitals
Bar Shankar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.