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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,169, made up of 599 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Mohanpur
Pincode 814113
Area (hectares) 236.85 hectares
Population 1,169
Male Population 599
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 24th largest of the 350 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 461 residents. Its 236.85 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

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 5 - 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 106 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmipur Bhorang, 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 Bara
Nearest railway station Lakshmipur Bhorang 8.3 km
Nearest town Colgong 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohanpur 23 km
District headquarters Deoghar 106 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohanpur 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 1,169. That makes it the 24th largest of the 350 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 461 residents.

Bara village has 599 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 814113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 236.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Lakshmipur Bhorang, 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara.

Bara is about 106 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Mohanpur tehsil of Deoghar district. Lakshmipur Bhorang is about 8.3 km away. Colgong is about 15 km away. Mohanpur 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 Barajharna (under 2 km), Barakala (under 2 km) and Barakola (under 2 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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