About Bara Village

Bara is a large village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,342, made up of 1,736 males and 1,606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chhatarpur
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	224 hectares
Population	3,342
Male Population	1,736
Female Population	1,606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 7th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 224 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 20 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Bokaro Steel City, about 9.9 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
Nearest railway station	Bokaro Steel City	9.9 km
Nearest town	Phusro	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chhatarpur	20 km
District headquarters	Palamu	20 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhatarpur 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 3,342. That makes it the 7th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Bara village has 1,736 males and 1,606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Bokaro Steel City, about 9.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bara.

Bara is about 20 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Bokaro Steel City is about 9.9 km away. Phusro is about 12 km away. Chhatarpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.