About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,977, made up of 1,042 males and 935 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Pincode	854318
Area (hectares)	403 hectares
Population	1,977
Male Population	1,042
Female Population	935
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 57th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 403 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Bara

Bara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara as Available within 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 Bara from other places

Bara lies about 33 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Bathnaha, about 3.0 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 Bara
Nearest railway station	Bathnaha	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	5.3 km
District headquarters	Araria	33 km

Villages closest to Bara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara village had a population of 1,977. That makes it the 57th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Bara village has 1,042 males and 935 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 854318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 403 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Bathnaha, about 3.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bara.

Bara is about 33 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Bathnaha is about 3.0 km away. Forbesganj is about 5.3 km away. Araria is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.