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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Limkheda tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,069, made up of 521 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389380, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Dohad
Tehsil Limkheda
Pincode 389380
Area (hectares) 191.8 hectares
Population 1,069
Male Population 521
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 103rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents. Its 191.8 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

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 village. 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 30 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Usra, about 21 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 Jhālod 13 km
Nearest railway station Usra 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Limkheda 23 km
District headquarters Dohad 30 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Limkheda 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 1,069. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,978 residents.

Bara village has 521 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 389380. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 191.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara falls under Limkheda tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Usra, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bara.

Bara is about 30 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Limkheda tehsil of Dohad district. Jhālod is about 13 km away. Usra is about 21 km away. Limkheda is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mota Hathidhara (3.2 km), Kundha (4.0 km) and Nana Hathidhara (4.4 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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