About Bara Village

Bara is a small village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 64 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, 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	Saraiyahat
Pincode	814151
Area (hectares)	67 hectares
Population	136
Male Population	64
Female Population	72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,125
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 233rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

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 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
District headquarters	Dumka	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saraiyahat	29 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraiyahat 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 136. That makes it the 233rd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Bara village has 64 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara falls under Saraiyahat 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 10+ km distance 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 Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Barapalasi is about under 2 km away. Dumka is about 14 km away. Saraiyahat is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.