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About Bara Village

Bara is a large village in Karon tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,767, made up of 1,412 males and 1,355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, 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 Karon
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 152 hectares
Population 2,767
Male Population 1,412
Female Population 1,355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 631 residents. Its 152 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

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 28 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 8.7 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 Joramow Railway Station 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Karon 14 km
Nearest town Madhupur 14 km
District headquarters Deoghar 28 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karon 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 2,767. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 631 residents.

Bara village has 1,412 males and 1,355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 152 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bara falls under Karon tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Joramow Railway Station, about 8.7 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 28 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 Karon tehsil of Deoghar district. Joramow Railway Station is about 8.7 km away. Karon is about 14 km away. Madhupur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampur (4.3 km), Pipra (5.9 km) and Sarpata (6.1 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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