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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Nabinagar tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 967, made up of 515 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Nabinagar
Area (hectares) 164 hectares
Population 967
Male Population 515
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 88th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 940 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

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 village. 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 31 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Kajrat Nawadih, about 9.6 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 Nabinagar 4.5 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Kajrat Nawadih 9.6 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 31 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nabinagar 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 967. That makes it the 88th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 940 residents.

Bara village has 515 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Bara covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara falls under Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Kajrat Nawadih, about 9.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bara.

Bara is about 31 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Nabinagar tehsil of Aurangabad district. Nabinagar is about 4.5 km away. Nabīnagar is about 4.5 km away. Kajrat Nawadih is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghuranand (under 2 km), Ghura Sagar (under 2 km) and Mansara (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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