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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Naubatpur tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 660 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801109, 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 Naubatpur
Pincode 801109
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 1,298
Male Population 660
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 57th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 7.2 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 900.

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 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
Nearest town Bikram 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Pali 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Naubatpur 17 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 Naubatpur 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 1,298. That makes it the 57th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Bara village has 660 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 801109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Naubatpur 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 5 - 10 km distance 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 Naubatpur tehsil of Patna district. Bikram is about 5.4 km away. Pali is about 16 km away. Naubatpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haibatpur (2.1 km), Jamalpura (3.1 km) and Ibrahimpur (4.0 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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