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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 676, made up of 352 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 676
Male Population 352
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 105th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bara

Bara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara as Available within <5 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 Gurua 15 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 Gurua 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.

Common questions about Bara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara village had a population of 676. That makes it the 105th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Bara village has 352 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Bara covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Gurua 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 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 Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghāti is about 6.7 km away. Gurua is about 15 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.

The closest recorded villages are Tarwan (4.8 km), Bazidpur (5.5 km) and Pindra (6.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bara today is likely to be higher.

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