About Bara Village

Bara is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 141 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, 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	Mandi
Tehsil	Nihri
Pincode	175038
Area (hectares)	131.24 hectares
Population	267
Male Population	141
Female Population	126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	894
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 51st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 131.24 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

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 village. 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 Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 51 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	Nihri	2.4 km
District headquarters	Mandi	20 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	51 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nihri 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 267. That makes it the 51st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Bara village has 141 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 131.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Buffer Stop, about 51 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 village for Bara.

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

Bara is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 2.4 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Buffer Stop is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.