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About Bara Village

Bara is a small village in Amarpatan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 261 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 762 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.81 hectares hectares.

Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Amarpatan
Area (hectares) 161.81 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 261
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 762
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 the 114th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 161.81 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 953.

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 5 - 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 23 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Unchhera, about 7.1 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 Unchhera 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Amarpatan 13 km
Nearest town Maihar 16 km
District headquarters Satna 23 km

Villages closest to Bara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amarpatan 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 460. That makes it the 114th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Bara village has 261 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara has about 762 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Bara covers 161.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara falls under Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bara is Unchhera, about 7.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bara.

Bara is about 23 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara is in Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district. Unchhera is about 7.1 km away. Amarpatan is about 13 km away. Maihar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Papra (5.9 km), Kasei (7.1 km) and Deori (7.6 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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