About Bara Village

Bara is a large village in Parihar tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,464, made up of 1,300 males and 1,164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Parihar
Pincode	843324
Area (hectares)	145 hectares
Population	2,464
Male Population	1,300
Female Population	1,164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 52nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,108 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

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 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 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 29 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Bajpatti, about 18 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	Parihar	13 km
Nearest railway station	Bajpatti	18 km
District headquarters	Sitamarhi	29 km
Nearest town	Sītāmarhi	29 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Parihar 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 2,464. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,108 residents.

Bara village has 1,300 males and 1,164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 843324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bara falls under Parihar tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Bajpatti, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bara.

Bara is about 29 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Parihar tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Parihar is about 13 km away. Bajpatti is about 18 km away. Sitamarhi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.