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About Bara Village

Bara is a mid sized village in Joura tehsil, in the district of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 976, made up of 565 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 727 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 426229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Morena
Tehsil Joura
Pincode 426229
Area (hectares) 368 hectares
Population 976
Male Population 565
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 727
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 140th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,731 residents. Its 368 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 819.

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 28 km from Morena, and the nearest railway station is Jora Alapur, about 4.7 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 Joura 4.2 km
Nearest town Jora 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Jora Alapur 4.7 km
District headquarters Morena 28 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Joura 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 976. That makes it the 140th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,731 residents.

Bara village has 565 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 727 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 819.

The pincode recorded for Bara is 426229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara covers 368 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara falls under Joura tehsil of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Jora Alapur, about 4.7 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 28 km from Morena in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Joura tehsil of Morena district. Joura is about 4.2 km away. Jora is about 4.2 km away. Jora Alapur is about 4.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barai Kote (under 2 km), Narhela (under 2 km) and Kashipur (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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