About Bara Village

Bara is one of the larger villages in Banda tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,439, made up of 3,388 males and 3,051 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1296.74 hectares hectares.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sagar
Tehsil	Banda
Area (hectares)	1296.74 hectares
Population	6,439
Male Population	3,388
Female Population	3,051
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara compares

By the 2011 count Bara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 1296.74 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Bara

Bara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 47 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Patharia, about 15 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	Patharia	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Banda	19 km
District headquarters	Sagar	47 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banda 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 6,439. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Bara village has 3,388 males and 3,051 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Bara covers 1296.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara falls under Banda tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Patharia, about 15 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 village for Bara.

Bara is about 47 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Banda tehsil of Sagar district. Patharia is about 15 km away. Banda is about 19 km away. Sagar is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.