About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,136, made up of 551 males and 585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tikari
Area (hectares)	135 hectares
Population	1,136
Male Population	551
Female Population	585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,062
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 76th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

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 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
Tehsil headquarters	Tikari	16 km
District headquarters	Gaya	22 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tikari 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 1,136. That makes it the 76th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Bara village has 551 males and 585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Bara covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Tikari 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 - 10 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 Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Guraru is about under 2 km away. Rafiganj is about 16 km away. Tikari is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.