About Bara Village

Bara is a large village in Masaurhi tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,776, made up of 1,410 males and 1,366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804454, 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	Masaurhi
Pincode	804454
Area (hectares)	273 hectares
Population	2,776
Male Population	1,410
Female Population	1,366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 17th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 273 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 47 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 1.7 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
Nearest railway station	Jehanabad Court	1.7 km
Nearest town	Jahānābād	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Masaurhi	19 km
District headquarters	Patna	47 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Masaurhi 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 2,776. That makes it the 17th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Bara village has 1,410 males and 1,366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 804454. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 273 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Jehanabad Court, about 1.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bara.

Bara is about 47 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 Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district. Jehanabad Court is about 1.7 km away. Jahānābād is about 3.0 km away. Masaurhi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.