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About Bara Village

Bara is a large village in Belhar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,999, made up of 2,064 males and 1,935 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Belhar
Pincode 813203
Area (hectares) 314 hectares
Population 3,999
Male Population 2,064
Female Population 1,935
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 7th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 314 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Bara

Bara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 47 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Dasharathpur, about 23 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 town Kharagpur 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Belhar 18 km
Nearest railway station Dasharathpur 23 km
District headquarters Banka 47 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belhar 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 3,999. That makes it the 7th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Bara village has 2,064 males and 1,935 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 813203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Belhar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Dasharathpur, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bara.

Bara is about 47 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Belhar tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 8.6 km away. Belhar is about 18 km away. Dasharathpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Auraiya (under 2 km), Tola Jadni Chak (2.3 km) and Mathura (3.0 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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