About Bara Village

Bara is a large village in Ben tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,216, made up of 1,175 males and 1,041 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Ben
Pincode	803117
Area (hectares)	284 hectares
Population	2,216
Male Population	1,175
Female Population	1,041
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
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 17th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

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 13 km from Nalanda. 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	Ben	4.0 km
Nearest town	Silao	7.0 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	13 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ben 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 2,216. That makes it the 17th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents.

Bara village has 1,175 males and 1,041 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 803117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Ben tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Bara notes the nearest railway station 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 13 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Ben tehsil of Nalanda district. Ben is about 4.0 km away. Silao is about 7.0 km away. Nalanda is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.