About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,345, made up of 688 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805721, 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	Fatehpur
Pincode	805721
Area (hectares)	117 hectares
Population	1,345
Male Population	688
Female Population	657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 51st largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

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 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 72 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Pothahi, about 8.9 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	Naubatpur	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Pothahi	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehpur	21 km
District headquarters	Gaya	72 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatehpur 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 1,345. That makes it the 51st largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Bara village has 688 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 955 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 947.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 805721. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Pothahi, about 8.9 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 10+ km distance for Bara.

Bara is about 72 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 Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. Naubatpur is about 6.5 km away. Pothahi is about 8.9 km away. Fatehpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.