About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 351 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 801 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Wazirganj
Area (hectares)	93 hectares
Population	632
Male Population	351
Female Population	281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	801
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 103rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bara

Bara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. 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 Wazerganj, about 9.4 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
Tehsil headquarters	Wazirganj	7.9 km
Nearest railway station	Wazerganj	9.4 km
Nearest town	Hisua	21 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 Wazirganj 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 632. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Bara village has 351 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 801 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Bara covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Wazerganj, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Wazirganj is about 7.9 km away. Wazerganj is about 9.4 km away. Hisua is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.