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About Bara Village

Bara is a large village in Kurtha tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,046, made up of 1,612 males and 1,434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kurtha
Pincode 804421
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 3,046
Male Population 1,612
Female Population 1,434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 12th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Bara

Bara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 from other places

Bara lies about 19 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Tehta, about 19 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 Kurtha 1.6 km
District headquarters Arwal 19 km
Nearest railway station Tehta 19 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kurtha 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 3,046. That makes it the 12th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Bara village has 1,612 males and 1,434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 804421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bara falls under Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Tehta, about 19 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 km distance for Bara.

Bara is about 19 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 Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district. Kurtha is about 1.6 km away. Arwal is about 19 km away. Tehta is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benipur (under 2 km), Kubri (1.6 km) and Kurthadih (1.7 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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