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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Bikram tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,776, made up of 922 males and 854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 800104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Bikram
Pincode 800104
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 1,776
Male Population 922
Female Population 854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 31st largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,283 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Bara

Bara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 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 Patna, and the nearest railway station is Pali, about 16 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 Bikram 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Pali 16 km
District headquarters Patna 37 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bikram 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 1,776. That makes it the 31st largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,283 residents.

Bara village has 922 males and 854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 800104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Bikram tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Pali, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bara.

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

Bara is in Bikram tehsil of Patna district. Bikram is about 5.4 km away. Pali is about 16 km away. Patna is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chihunta (under 2 km), Barda (under 2 km) and Raghunathpur (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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