About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Sandesh tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 997, made up of 514 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Sandesh
Area (hectares)	156 hectares
Population	997
Male Population	514
Female Population	483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 35th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 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	Sandesh	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 Sandesh 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 997. That makes it the 35th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents.

Bara village has 514 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Bara covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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