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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 904, made up of 410 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,205 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177101
Area (hectares) 151.37 hectares
Population 904
Male Population 410
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,205
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 27th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 151.37 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Bara

Bara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Barial Himachal, about 3.3 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 Bara
Nearest railway station Barial Himachal 3.3 km
Nearest town Talwāra 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 21 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 904. That makes it the 27th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Bara village has 410 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 1205 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 177101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 151.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Barial Himachal, about 3.3 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bara.

Bara is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Barial Himachal is about 3.3 km away. Talwāra is about 19 km away. Kangra is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ludret (3.1 km), Bhial (3.2 km) and Nandpur (5.1 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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