About Bara Village

Bara is a large village in Sursand tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,700, made up of 1,402 males and 1,298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843331, 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	Sursand
Pincode	843331
Area (hectares)	164 hectares
Population	2,700
Male Population	1,402
Female Population	1,298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 26th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,027 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

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 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	Sursand	12 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 Sursand 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 2,700. That makes it the 26th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,027 residents.

Bara village has 1,402 males and 1,298 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 913.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 843331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bara falls under Sursand 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 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 Sursand tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Sursand is about 12 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.