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About Bar Village

Bar is a large village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,868, made up of 2,534 males and 2,334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares.

Bar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Sherghati
Area (hectares) 226 hectares
Population 4,868
Male Population 2,534
Female Population 2,334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bar compares

By the 2011 count Bar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Bar

Bar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bar from other places

Bar lies about 30 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 26 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 Bar
Tehsil headquarters Sherghati 4.5 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Paraiya 26 km
District headquarters Gaya 30 km

Villages closest to Bar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sherghati 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 Bar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bar village had a population of 4,868. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Bar village has 2,534 males and 2,334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bar has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Bar covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bar falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bar is Paraiya, about 26 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 km distance for Bar.

Bar is about 30 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bar is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 4.5 km away. Sherghāti is about 4.5 km away. Paraiya is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharari (under 2 km), Mansa Bigha (under 2 km) and Palhat Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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