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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 880, made up of 450 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Balumath
Pincode 822107
Area (hectares) 340 hectares
Population 880
Male Population 450
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 37th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 340 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bara

Bara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara as Available within 5 - 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 38 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bukru, about 6.5 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 Bukru 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Balumath 9.6 km
Nearest town Khalāri 21 km
District headquarters Latehar 38 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balumath 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 880. That makes it the 37th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Bara village has 450 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 822107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Bukru, about 6.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bara.

Bara is about 38 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Bukru is about 6.5 km away. Balumath is about 9.6 km away. Khalāri is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hebna (under 2 km), Jilanga (under 2 km) and Marangloiya (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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