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About Barara Village

Barara is one of the larger villages in Noorsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,881, made up of 3,635 males and 3,246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Noorsarai
Pincode 803118
Area (hectares) 535 hectares
Population 6,881
Male Population 3,635
Female Population 3,246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Barara compares

By the 2011 count Barara is the 4th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents. Its 535 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Barara

Barara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Barara 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barara from other places

Barara lies about 6.4 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sohsarai, about 6.4 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 Barara
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Noorsarai 6.4 km
District headquarters Nalanda 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Sohsarai 6.4 km

Villages closest to Barara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Noorsarai 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 Barara

As per the Census of India 2011, Barara village had a population of 6,881. That makes it the 4th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,873 residents.

Barara village has 3,635 males and 3,246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barara has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Barara is 803118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barara covers 535 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barara falls under Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barara is Sohsarai, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Barara.

Barara is about 6.4 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barara is in Noorsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Bihār Sharīf is about 5.1 km away. Noorsarai is about 6.4 km away. Nalanda is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daudpur (under 2 km), Kakhra (1.7 km) and Doia (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barara today is likely to be higher.

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