About Bara Village

Bara is one of the larger villages in Satar Kataiya tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,157, made up of 5,384 males and 4,773 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 929 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Satar Kataiya
Pincode	852124
Area (hectares)	929 hectares
Population	10,157
Male Population	5,384
Female Population	4,773
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 4th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents. Its 929 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 9.4 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Panchgachia, about 8.8 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	Satar Kataiya	5.8 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Panchgachia	8.8 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	9.4 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Satar Kataiya 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 10,157. That makes it the 4th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents.

Bara village has 5,384 males and 4,773 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 852124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 929 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Satar Kataiya tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Panchgachia, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bara.

Bara is about 9.4 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Satar Kataiya tehsil of Saharsa district. Satar Kataiya is about 5.8 km away. Bangaon is about 6.9 km away. Panchgachia is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.