About Bara Village

Bara is a large village in Rajnagar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,674, made up of 1,420 males and 1,254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1174.03 hectares hectares.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Chhatarpur
Tehsil	Rajnagar
Area (hectares)	1174.03 hectares
Population	2,674
Male Population	1,420
Female Population	1,254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	883
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the 20th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents. Its 1174.03 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Bara

Bara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. 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 Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Singhpur Dumra, about 4.8 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	Singhpur Dumra	4.8 km
Nearest town	Lauri	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajnagar	19 km
District headquarters	Chhatarpur	39 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajnagar 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 2,674. That makes it the 20th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,638 residents.

Bara village has 1,420 males and 1,254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 887.

Bara covers 1174.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara falls under Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Singhpur Dumra, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bara.

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

Bara is in Rajnagar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Singhpur Dumra is about 4.8 km away. Lauri is about 11 km away. Rajnagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.