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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,590, made up of 800 males and 790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Manpur
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 1,590
Male Population 800
Female Population 790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
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 35th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

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 22 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about under 2 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 railway station Guraru under 2 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 16 km
District headquarters Gaya 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 24 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manpur 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 1,590. That makes it the 35th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,945 residents.

Bara village has 800 males and 790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Bara covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Manpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Guraru, about under 2 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 22 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 Manpur tehsil of Gaya district. Guraru is about under 2 km away. Rafiganj is about 16 km away. Gaya is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badra (under 2 km), Rasuna (1.8 km) and Rasalpur (3.4 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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