About Bara Village

Bara is a large village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,737, made up of 1,340 males and 1,397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 845.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	845.91 hectares
Population	2,737
Male Population	1,340
Female Population	1,397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,043
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 845.91 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

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 10+ km distance. 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 14 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Barapalasi, about under 2 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	Barapalasi	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jama	4.8 km
District headquarters	Dumka	14 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jama 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 2,737. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Bara village has 1,340 males and 1,397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 845.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Barapalasi, about under 2 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 village for Bara.

Bara is about 14 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about under 2 km away. Jama is about 4.8 km away. Dumka is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.