About Barra Village

Barra is a large village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,249, made up of 1,126 males and 1,123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barra village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Kharsia
Pincode	496665
Area (hectares)	1115 hectares
Population	2,249
Male Population	1,126
Female Population	1,123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Barra compares

By the 2011 count Barra is the 10th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 1115 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Barra

Barra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barra as Available. 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 Barra from other places

Barra lies about 51 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Jetha, about 8.3 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 Barra
Nearest railway station	Jetha	8.3 km
Nearest town	Saktī	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kharsia	21 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	51 km

Villages closest to Barra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharsia 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 Barra

As per the Census of India 2011, Barra village had a population of 2,249. That makes it the 10th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Barra village has 1,126 males and 1,123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barra has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Barra is 496665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barra covers 1115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barra falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Barra is Jetha, about 8.3 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Barra.

Barra is about 51 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barra is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. Jetha is about 8.3 km away. Saktī is about 10 km away. Kharsia is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.