About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Simaria tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 273 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Simaria
Pincode	825103
Area (hectares)	149 hectares
Population	537
Male Population	273
Female Population	264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 66th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 993.

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 10+ km distance. 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 Bara from other places

Bara lies about 30 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 12 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	Katkamsandi	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Simaria	18 km
Nearest town	Hazāribāgh	26 km
District headquarters	Chatra	30 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simaria 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 537. That makes it the 66th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Bara village has 273 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 967 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 825103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara falls under Simaria tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Katkamsandi, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara.

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

Bara is in Simaria tehsil of Chatra district. Katkamsandi is about 12 km away. Simaria is about 18 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.