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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Sarath tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,341, made up of 691 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.07 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 Sarath
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 64.07 hectares
Population 1,341
Male Population 691
Female Population 650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
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 the 18th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 64.07 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bara

Bara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bara as Available within 10+ km distance. 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
Tehsil headquarters Sarath 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 8.7 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 Sarath 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 1,341. That makes it the 18th largest of the 326 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Bara village has 691 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

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

Bara covers 64.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bara falls under Sarath 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 10+ km distance 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 Sarath tehsil of Deoghar district. Sarath is about 6.6 km away. Joramow Railway Station is about 8.7 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 Alagbara (under 2 km), Bara Kothariya (under 2 km) and Barabank (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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