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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,324, made up of 701 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Islamnagar Aliganj
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 1,324
Male Population 701
Female Population 623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 41st largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

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 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 37 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Kusumha Bihar, about 17 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 Islamnagar Aliganj 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Kusumha Bihar 17 km
Nearest town Sheikhpura 18 km
District headquarters Jamui 37 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj 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 1,324. That makes it the 41st largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Bara village has 701 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Bara covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bara falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Kusumha Bihar, about 17 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 km distance for Bara.

Bara is about 37 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 7.2 km away. Kusumha Bihar is about 17 km away. Sheikhpura is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Solahpur (under 2 km), Tajpur (under 2 km) and Dihri (under 2 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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