About Bara Istamrar Village

Bara Istamrar is one of the larger villages in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,379, made up of 3,819 males and 3,560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 744.7 hectares hectares.

Bara Istamrar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Istamrar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Area (hectares)	744.7 hectares
Population	7,379
Male Population	3,819
Female Population	3,560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Istamrar compares

By the 2011 count Bara Istamrar is the 10th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 744.7 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Bara Istamrar

Bara Istamrar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Istamrar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bara Istamrar from other places

Bara Istamrar lies about 17 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 22 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 Istamrar
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	7.1 km
District headquarters	Araria	17 km
Nearest town	Arāria	17 km
Nearest railway station	Kusiargaon	22 km

Villages closest to Bara Istamrar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Istamrar village had a population of 7,379. That makes it the 10th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Bara Istamrar village has 3,819 males and 3,560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Istamrar has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Bara Istamrar covers 744.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Istamrar falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bara Istamrar is Kusiargaon, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Istamrar.

Bara Istamrar is about 17 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Istamrar is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 7.1 km away. Araria is about 17 km away. Arāria is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.