About Bara Village

Bara is a small village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 242 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 823224, 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	Tan Kuppa
Pincode	823224
Area (hectares)	56 hectares
Population	470
Male Population	242
Female Population	228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
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 71st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

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	Tan Kuppa	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 Tan Kuppa 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 470. That makes it the 71st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Bara village has 242 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 823224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Tan Kuppa 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 Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Bagaha is about 5.8 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 14 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.