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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Arrah tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,019, made up of 529 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Arrah
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 1,019
Male Population 529
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 67th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

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 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 from other places

Bara lies about 31 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 6.7 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 railway station Kusiargaon 6.7 km
Nearest town Arāria 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Arrah 31 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 31 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arrah 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 1,019. That makes it the 67th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,232 residents.

Bara village has 529 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 896.

Bara covers 64 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 Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Kusiargaon, about 6.7 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.

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

Bara is in Arrah tehsil of Bhojpur district. Kusiargaon is about 6.7 km away. Arāria is about 11 km away. Arrah is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahkampur Bara (under 2 km), Udaipur (4.5 km) and Ganghar (8.7 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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