About Bara Village

Bara is a large village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,344, made up of 1,197 males and 1,147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Maheshpur
Pincode	816106
Area (hectares)	104 hectares
Population	2,344
Male Population	1,197
Female Population	1,147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

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 26 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 8.9 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	Maheshpur	7.5 km
Nearest railway station	Chatra	8.9 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	14 km
District headquarters	Pakur	26 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maheshpur 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 2,344. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Bara village has 1,197 males and 1,147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 816106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bara falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Chatra, about 8.9 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 26 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 7.5 km away. Chatra is about 8.9 km away. Nalhāti is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.