About Bara Village

Bara is a large village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,558, made up of 1,349 males and 1,209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	257 hectares
Population	2,558
Male Population	1,349
Female Population	1,209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
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 21st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

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 25 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 14 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	Bagaha	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	15 km
District headquarters	Gaya	25 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 2,558. That makes it the 21st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Bara village has 1,349 males and 1,209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Bara covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Bansinala Halt, about 14 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 25 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 Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bagaha is about 5.8 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 14 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.