About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 298 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Amas
Area (hectares)	64 hectares
Population	567
Male Population	298
Female Population	269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
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 58th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

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 40 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 31 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	Sherghāti	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amas	13 km
Nearest railway station	Ismailpur	31 km
District headquarters	Gaya	40 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amas 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 567. That makes it the 58th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Bara village has 298 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Bara covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Ismailpur, about 31 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 40 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghāti is about 6.7 km away. Amas is about 13 km away. Ismailpur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.