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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,160, made up of 613 males and 547 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Karpi
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 1,160
Male Population 613
Female Population 547
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 48th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

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 <5 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 13 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Karpi 7.1 km
District headquarters Arwal 13 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad Court 20 km

Villages closest to Bara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara village had a population of 1,160. That makes it the 48th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Bara village has 613 males and 547 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Bara covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Jehanabad Court, about 20 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 village for Bara.

Bara is about 13 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Karpi is about 7.1 km away. Arwal is about 13 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Masudpur Bara (under 2 km), Jhikatia (under 2 km) and Samanpur Baddo (under 2 km).

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

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