About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Behea tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,938, made up of 986 males and 952 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Behea
Pincode	802166
Area (hectares)	153 hectares
Population	1,938
Male Population	986
Female Population	952
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 31st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

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 5 - 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	Behea	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 Behea 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.

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Common questions about Bara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara village had a population of 1,938. That makes it the 31st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Bara village has 986 males and 952 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 802166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Behea 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 5 - 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 Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district. Kusiargaon is about 6.7 km away. Arāria is about 11 km away. Behea is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.