About Bara Village

Bara is a large village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,951, made up of 2,005 males and 1,946 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Barachatti
Pincode	824201
Area (hectares)	123 hectares
Population	3,951
Male Population	2,005
Female Population	1,946
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara from other places

Bara lies about 55 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 48 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	Chatrā	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barachatti	28 km
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	48 km
District headquarters	Gaya	55 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barachatti 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 3,951. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Bara village has 2,005 males and 1,946 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 824201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bara falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Kathautia, about 48 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 55 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 Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Chatrā is about 17 km away. Barachatti is about 28 km away. Kathautia is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.