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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,711, made up of 928 males and 783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Bishungarh
Pincode 825323
Area (hectares) 148.91 hectares
Population 1,711
Male Population 928
Female Population 783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 24th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 148.91 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bara

Bara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 39 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Keshwari, about 18 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 Bishungarh 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Keshwari 18 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 19 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 39 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishungarh 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 1,711. That makes it the 24th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Bara village has 928 males and 783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 825323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 148.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Keshwari, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bara.

Bara is about 39 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bishungarh is about 9.2 km away. Keshwari is about 18 km away. Barki Saria is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganrarbara (under 2 km), Bhunreri (1.7 km) and Chalkari Kalan (2.0 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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